Under Consent Decree, Medtronic Must Stop Sales of Most SynchroMed Implantable Drug Pumps
Medtronic Stop Sales Of Implantable Drug Pumps. After years of uncorrected problems, and repeated inspections and warnings from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Medtronic Corp. has entered an agreement with the Justice Department that halts the sale of most of the company's SynchroMed infusion pumps. The consent … [Read more...] about Under Consent Decree, Medtronic Must Stop Sales of Most SynchroMed Implantable Drug Pumps
Implanted Heart Device Can Malfunction
Implanted Heart Device Can Malfunction. Implantable defibrillators, which can deliver a life-saving shock to people with damaged hearts, have had a roller-coaster record of reliability, as the rate of malfunctions fell in the early years, rose in the late 1990s and recently declined again. Compared with pacemakers, which … [Read more...] about Implanted Heart Device Can Malfunction
