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Medtronic loses bid to drop suits
Nov 28, 2006 | Star Tribune
Medtronic Inc. lost a bid in federal court Tuesday to dismiss hundreds of lawsuits stemming from its February 2005 recall of potentially faulty heart...
Replacing Heart Device Found Risky
Apr 26, 2006 | Los Angeles Times
Surgery to replace potentially defective heart defibrillators carries an unexpectedly high rate of serious complications, including death, according...
Studies show implanted heart device can malfunction, but removal's risky
Apr 26, 2006 | Washington Post
Implantable defibrillators, which can deliver a life-saving shock to people with damaged hearts, have had a roller-coaster record of reliability, as...
Risk cited in replacing heart device
Apr 25, 2006 | AP
A new study suggests that for some patients with implanted heart defibrillators that have been recalled by the manufacturer, replacing the device...
Feds Probing Heart Device Firms
Oct 26, 2005 | www.twincities.com
The Justice Department has started a broad investigation into whether makers of implantable heart devices have offered payments or other inducements...
FDA: Defibrillator Defects on the Rise
Sep 16, 2005 | AP
Malfunctions in implanted heart defibrillators were on the rise even before this summer's massive recall by Guidant Corp., government and Harvard...
Medtronic Procedures Spur FDA Warning Letter
Jun 23, 2005 | AP
The Food and Drug Administration criticized Medtronic Inc.'s procedures for following up on complaints about an external defibrillator, including a...
Medtronic Announces Additional Devices Affected in Voluntary Recall of Certain Monophasic LIFEPAK 500 Automated External Defibrillators
Apr 22, 2005 | Genetic Engineering News
Medtronic, Inc. today announced that it has identified an additional 396 monophasic LIFEPAK(R) 500 automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to be...
Medtronic Issues Notification Regarding Certain Implantable Defibrillator Models
Feb 11, 2005 | www.fda.gov
Medtronic, Inc., (NYSE: MDT) today said it is voluntarily advising physicians about a potential battery shorting mechanism that may occur in a subset...
Medtronic Issues Notification Regarding Certain Implantable Defibrillator Models
Feb 11, 2005 | www.fda.gov
Medtronic, Inc., (NYSE: MDT) today said it is voluntarily advising physicians about a potential battery shorting mechanism that may occur in a subset...
Medtronic Defibrillators
