St. Jude Continued to Sell Old ICDs
Premature Battery Failure Found In Heart Devices. St. Jude says it continued to ship old versions of its heart devices after the company implemented a design change that prevents premature battery failure. Ultimately, early battery depletion issue has prompted the devices, implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) and cardiac … [Read more...]
Edwards Lifesciences Warned on Heart Devices
Warned on Heart Devices. In a letter released yesterday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that Edwards Lifesciences Corporation failed to appropriately report six complaints concerning serious problems in patients treated with Edwards’ heart devices, said Reuters. The FDA said, added Reuters, that Edwards … [Read more...]
Head Phones Interfere with Implanted Heart Devices
Implanted heart devices may have problems with head phones. A new study has revealed that some headphones can interfere with implanted heart devices such as pacemakers or defibrillators, when the headphones and the devices are in close proximity, such as when the headphones are in a shirt pocket or when they are draped around the … [Read more...]
