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  • February 2008
    • Supreme Court Ruling Boosts Medical Tech

      Supreme Court Ruling Boosts Medical Tech

      (Newser) - A Supreme Court ruling today makes it nearly impossible for patients and their families to sue makers of federally approved medical devices under state law. The court ruled 8-1 in favor of cardiovascular device company Medtronic, dismissing a suit brought by a patient injured after one of the company's balloon catheters burst during an angioplasty, the New York Times reports. More »

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      lawsuit   US Supreme Court   Antonin Scalia   Ruth Bader Ginsburg   medical devices   big business   Medtronic

  • October 2007
    • Medtronic Pulls Defibrillator Wires After 5 Deaths

      Medtronic Pulls Defibrillator Wires After 5 Deaths

      (Newser) - Medtronic is halting sales of a wire that connects defibrillators implanted in the chests of cardiac patients to their hearts. The wires have been shown to fracture and deliver an accidental jolt  to the heart, which can be uncomfortable and may have played a role in five deaths. An estimated 235,000 people worldwide have defibrillators with the lead in question, the Sprint Fidelis line. More »

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      defibrillator   Medtronic

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