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Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Lead Victim Asks Lawmakers to Restore Consumers Rights
Jun 12, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
A Pennsylvania woman went to Capitol Hill yesterday to ask lawmakers to overturn a Supreme Court ruling that has stripped consumers of their...
Pacemakers Vulnerable to Hackers, Researchers Say
May 29, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Pacemakers can be hacked - relatively easily. Now a research team that was able to hack the implantable defibrillators that keep sick hearts...
Heart Device Patients Often Unaware of Recalls
May 16, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
It seems that many patients who have been implanted with heart devices are not aware of recent recalls and do not understand the dangers they might...
Medtronic Announces Job Cuts, Restructuring
May 7, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Still struggling in the wake of last year's Sprint Fidelis Defibrillator Lead recall, medical device maker Medtronic Inc. says it plans to cut 1,100...
Medtronic Unit Agrees to Consent Decree
Apr 28, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
An agreement has been reached by a unit of Medtronic Inc. on a consent decree with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over quality system...
Hacking Latest Safety Worry Surrounding Implantable Defibrillators
Mar 12, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
A new type of implantable defibrillator could become the latest target of computer hackers. In recent years, over 100,000 patients in the US...
Medtronic, FDA Fell Short in Sprint Fidelis Lead Recall
Mar 6, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
The Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Lead debacle highlights many of the shortcomings that exist in the way the Food & Drug Administration (FDA)...
Medtronic Pushes for Expansion of 'Sunshine Act'
Feb 27, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Medical device maker Medtronic Inc. said on Tuesday that a proposed bill aimed at curbing inappropriate relationships between companies and...
Medtronic Defibrillator Lawsuit Settlements Take a Toll on Profits
Feb 22, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Medtronic Inc.'s profits are off sharply, in part because of problems the company has had with its defective implantable defibrillators....
Medical Device Makers Get Lawsuit Protection from US Supreme Court
Feb 21, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Medtronic Inc. and other medical device makers got a gift from the US Supreme Court yesterday, after it ruled that Food & Drug Administration...
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