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		<title>Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm Disease Management Site Gets FDA Warning Letter</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:14:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Device maker giant, Medtronic, Inc., just announced that it received a warning letter from the U.S. Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA).
According to the Twin Cities Business Journal, the letter came after an inspection of Medtronic’s Mounds View Cardiac Rhythm Disease Management site and concerned: “Corrective and preventative action and field-action timeliness, review and documentation of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CSI Says ViperSheath Sheath Introducer Could Break, Recall Issued</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13932</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cardiovascular Systems Inc. (CSI) has initiated a recall of all lots of the ViperSheath Sheath Introducer on behalf of Thomas Medical.  According to the recall notice, Thomas Medical has received reports of fracturing or stretching occurring when the ViperSheath Sheath Introducer is in use.
The ViperSheath Sheath Introducer is a long-coil reinforced, kink-resistant catheter sheath [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Warning From FDA Following Death, Injury Reports</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13923</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:42:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The use of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy systems have been associated with deaths and serious complications, the U.S. Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) warned yesterday.  In a health alert posted on its Web site, the FDA said it  will continue to monitor adverse events associated with Negative Pressure Wound Therapy systems, and will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Synthes USA Issues Class I Recall for Vertebrae Replacement Implants</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13875</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:44:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Synthes USA is recalling all lots of the Ti Synex II Vertebral Body Replacement device.   The U.S. Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) has deemed the Synthes USA Ti Synex II Vertebral Body Replacement recall a Class I recall.
The Ti Synex II Vertebral Body Replacement is used in the T1-L5 portion of the spine [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Pondering New Internet Rules For Drug, Device Makers</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13869</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:18:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is looking into whether or not revised regulations are called for regarding how information is delivered on medicines and medical devices via the Internet, says Reuters. The meeting is entitled &#8220;Promotion of Food and Drug Administration-Regulated Medical Products Using the Internet and Social Media,&#8221; and was announced in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Investigating Problems With External Biphasic Defibrillators</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13841</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:54:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating energy levels in external biphasic defibrillators with shocks ≤ 200 J. The agency indicated that it has received reports of 14 events since 2006 in which a 200 J biphasic defibrillator was ineffective in providing defibrillation/cardioversion therapy to a patient, whereas a subsequent shock from a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Edwards Lifesciences Recalls Aortic Catheters</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13828</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:11:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Edwards Lifesciences Corporation has issued a recall of CardioVations EndoClamp Aortic Catheter.  The Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) has deemed this a Class I recall, its most serious type of recall.  
The CardioVations EndoClamp Aortic Catheter locks off the aorta, monitors aortic pressure, and delivers solution to stop the heart during cardiopulmonary bypass [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boston Scientific Settles Probe Over Defibrillators</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13788</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:30:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last year we wrote that a prominent physician from the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation had expressed concern about test guidelines for a next-generation heart defibrillator under development at the time by Medtronic, Inc., Boston Scientific Corporation, and St. Jude Medical, Inc. Now, Bloomberg News is reporting that Boston Scientific has agreed to pay nearly $300 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Claims Filed over Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Leads</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13745</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:43:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three more lawsuits have been filed against Medtronic, Medtronic USA, Medtronic International Technology, and Medtronic Puerto Rico Operations, reports the Madison Record. The three individuals, residents of Illinois, allege in their 60-count suit, that they suffer sudden shocks after being implanted with defective defibrillators made by the device maker, according to the Madison Record.
The complaints [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Centurion Premie and Meconium Packs Recalled</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13741</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:11:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Centurion Medical Products Premie Pack and Meconium Pack Pediatric Tracheal Tubes have been recalled, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just announced. The tubes were manufactured with an internal diameter smaller than that indicated on label.
The recall has been directed to anesthesiology healthcare professionals and hospital risk managers and both Centurion Medical Products and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Speaking Out On Medtronic Ties Got Doc Fired, Lawsuit Claims</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13699</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:01:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. David Gossman, who had worked at the Lahey Clinic Hospital since 1987, alleges he was terminated after speaking out about the financial relationship between Lahey Clinic and Medtronic Inc., reports Courthouse News.
In a lawsuit, Dr. Gossman alleges that the device maker proposed that Lahey Clinic have &#8220;access to the CoreValve, a new heart valve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cordis Recalls Crossover Sheath Introducer</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13685</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:29:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cordis Corporation is recalling all lots of the Crossover Sheath Introducer due to complaints about stretching or fracture of the sheath during use.  
To date, Cordis has received six complaints about the Crossover Sheath Introducer.  No permanent patient injuries have been reported. In two instances, successful surgical intervention was performed to retrieve a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stryker Biotech, Execs Indicted for Alleged Illegal Promotion of Bone Growth Product</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13652</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:33:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stryker Biotech LLC has been indicted on federal charges of illegally marketing bone growth products called the OP-1 Implant and OP-1 Putty.   According to a press release issued by the Acting U.S. Attorney in Boston, Mass., the company&#8217;s former president, Mark Philip, and its current sales managers, William Heppner, David Ard, and Jeff [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Qualitest Pharmaceuticals Issues Recall For All Accusure® Insulin Syringes</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13612</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:54:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A voluntary nationwide recall was issued yesterday for all Accusure® Insulin Syringes manufactured by Qualitest Pharmaceuticals of Huntsville, Alabama.
The recalled syringes may have needles which detach from the syringe. According to the recall notice, if the needle becomes detached from the syringe during use, it can become stuck in the insulin vial, push back into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Investigating Faulty Power Cords on Medical Devices</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13482</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:22:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Medical device manufacturers Hospira Inc. and Abbott Nutrition have submitted 122 reports of sparking, charring, and fires from faulty power cords used with their devices to the Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA).  Those reports have prompted the agency to launch an investigation to determine if  certain types of power cords used with medical [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spine Devices Must Undergo Safety Studies, FDA Says</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13230</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:16:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The manufacturers of certain types of pedicle screw systems, called dynamic-stabilization systems, have been ordered by the U.S. Food  &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) to conduct post-marketing studies on a number of potential safety issues.  Sixteen companies, including Johnson &#038; Johnson and Zimmer Holdings Inc., currently market these devices.
The FDA cleared the first dynamic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unomedical Recalls Manual Pulmonary Resuscitators</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13276</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:37:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Certain units of the single-patient use Manual Pulmonary Resuscitator (MPR) have been recalled by Unomedical Inc.  This recall is being conducted because of a potential malfunction of  the MPR, which may impair the ability of the device to generate the positive pressure necessary to function properly. The occurrence of such a malfunction may [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Orthopedic Docs Withheld Info About Industry Pay When Presenting Research</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13272</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:33:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new study has found that doctors who presented research  last year at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons weren&#8217;t always as forthcoming as they should  have been about their financial relationships with the manufacturers of artificial joints.  The study appears this week in The New England Journal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>System Needed to Track Recalled Medical Devices</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13259</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:49:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even though medical device recalls have increased in recent years, the Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) has not devised an effective process for notifying the public about dangerous devices.  According to an Associated Press report, lack of such a process has put patients in danger.
In 2008, 2,500 defective medical devices were recalled. More than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Philips Healthcare Recalls Defibrillators</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13213</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:15:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Approximately 5,400 HeartStart FR2+ automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are being recalled by Philips Healthcare.   According to the recall notice, a potential memory chip failure may render the device inoperable.
The HeartStart FR2+ defibrillators are used by trained responders and designated response teams to help treat sudden cardiac arrest. The device automatically analyzes the heart [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Penumbra Recalls Original Version of Neuron 6F 070 Delivery Catheter</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13179</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:08:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Penumbra is initiating a voluntary Field Removal of the original version of its Neuron 6F 070 Delivery Catheter, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just announced. Penumbra has received feedback from some users that these recalled catheters could kink or ovalize in certain anatomical situations.
This kinking and/or ovalization of the catheter lumen can lead [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Menaflex Approval Influenced by Political Pressure, FDA Report Says</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12920</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:08:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A report from the Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) says the agency  caved to political pressure when it approved ReGen Biologics Inc.&#8217;s Menaflex knee device.  According to The Wall Street Journal, the FDA is now reconsidering its approval of Menaflex.
Menaflex is meant to repair a torn meniscus, which basically acts as a shock [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Commissions Outside Review Of Device Approval Process</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12874</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:33:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just announced it commissioned the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to study the pre-market notification program used to review and clear certain medical devices marketed in the United States.
The study will examine the program, also called the 510(k) process, for medical devices, which can be accessed here.  The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Choking Hazard Warning for Philips Lifeline Personal Help Buttons</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12867</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12867#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:29:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Health Regulators warned today that Philips Lifeline Personal Help Buttons can pose a choking hazard.  According to a notice posted on the Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) website, there have been at least six reports between 1998 and 2009 of serious injury or death, including three deaths in the United States and one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grassley Putting More Heat on Spine Surgeon with Medtronic Ties</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12863</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:17:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Senator Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) has expanded his investigation of  Dr. David Polly.  As we&#8217;ve reported previously, the relationship between Dr. Polly, head of spine surgery at the University of Minnesota, and  Medtronic Inc. has been under scrutiny.
Grassley&#8217;s probe of Dr. Polly has already revealed that he had been paid $1.2 million by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senators Say Cardiologist May Not Have Reported All Medical Device Payments</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12839</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12839#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:10:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A prominent cardiologist with ties to Columbia University is facing questions regarding his ties to medical devices makers, the New York Times is reporting.   According to the Times report, two U.S. Senators are concerned that Dr. Martin B. Leon may not have reported all payments he received from companies like Boston Scientific, Johnson [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medtronic Division Recalls Defibrillators</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12327</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:09:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Physio-Control, Inc.,  a division of Medtronic, Inc., is recalling LifePak CR Plus Automated External Defibrillators (AED).  The Food  &#038;  Drug Administration (FDA) has deemed this a Class I recall.
This recalled device is used by emergency or medical personnel, by others who have completed CPR AED training courses, or the public at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Evenflo Didn&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#039;t Investigate Breast Pump Complaints, Warning Letter Says</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12317</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12317#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:28:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Evenflo Co. did not properly investigate reports that its &#8220;Comfort Select&#8221; breast pumps caused some women to suffer electric shocks.  In a warning letter dated  August 25, the Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) also said that during inspections earlier this year, several manufacturing violations were found at two Ohio plants that make [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medtronic Issues Class I Recall for Sutureless Connector Intrathecal Catheters</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12307</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12307#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:48:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Medtronic Inc. is recalling Sutureless Connector (SC) intrathecal catheters. In letters   
  sent to physicians, Medtronic said that that the current SC catheter labeling incorrectly states that SC catheters are compatible with the IsoMed infusion pump.
 mirrormask divx download According to a Medtronic press release, the Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medtronic Payments to Doctors Cause Controversy In Australia</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12278</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12278#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Confidential documents obtained by the Star Tribune and originally cited by Australia’s Sydney Morning Herald, point to medical device maker, Medtronic Inc. closing the ring dvdrip download , being caught in a “secret marketing strategy.” 
  

The strategy allegedly involved courting doctors in exchange for fellowship grants in 2007, said the Star Tribune, broadening [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Urgent Recall for Portex Pediatric Sized Tracheal Tubes</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12269</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12269#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:46:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Portex Uncuffed Pediatric-Sized Tracheal Tubes
  (sizes 2.5, 3.0 and 3.5 mm) have been recalled by Smiths Medical. According to the company, there is a reasonable probability that these Tracheal Tubes could cause serious injury and/or death. To date, Smiths Medical has not received any reports of death or permanent injury related to these recalled [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Class I Recall: ConMed Linvatec Universal Cables, Power Pro Handpieces</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12267</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising orthopedic surgical healthcare professionals, hospital risk managers, and surgical service managers that ConMed Linvatec-Universal Cables and Power Pro Handpieces are being recalled. The FDA notified healthcare professionals of the Class 1 recall of two ConMed Linvatec surgical service products due to reports of a switch problem [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Covidien Issues Class I Recall for Pedi-Cap End-Tidal CO2 Detectors</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12262</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12262#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:47:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Class I recall has been issued for Pedi-Cap End-Tidal CO2 Detectors (Pedi-Cap and Pedi-Cap 6).  Class I recalls are the Food &#038; Drug Administration&#8217;s most serious type of recall and involve situations in which there is a reasonable probability that use of these products will cause serious injury or death.
This Pedi-Cap End-Tidal CO2 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medtronic Advisory Says Some Concerto, Virtuoso Defibrillator Batteries May Deplete Prematurely</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12256</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:57:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Medtronic Inc. has issued an advisory for 6,300 Concerto CRT-D and Virtuoso implantable defibrillators.  According to the advisory, the batteries on these devices may be depleted sooner than normal
According to a letter sent to physicians, the devices affected by this advisory will give a 90-day advanced warning if the batteries are nearing depletion. Medtronic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Penumbra 5F Select Catheters Named in Class I Recall</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12252</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:41:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Class I recall has been issued for Neuron 5F Select Catheters made by Penumbra  Inc.  According to the recall notice, the catheters may contain pin holes and exposed wire braids.   Such a defect could result in  a brain clot or a blood vessel puncture, and this may lead to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medtronic-Paid Spine Surgeon Resigns From Medical Group Board Amid Probe</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/11987</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/11987#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:08:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. David Polly, a prominent spine surgeon whose financial relationship with Medtronic Inc. had recently come under scrutiny,  has resigned from the board of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
As we&#8217;ve reported previously, Polly had come under fire for not  disclosing his relationship with Medtronic when he testified before a Senate committee in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Accusure Insulin Syringes Recalled</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/11924</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/11924#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:28:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Qualitest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has issued a voluntary nationwide recall for two lots of  Accusure Insulin Syringes.   
According to the firm&#8217;s recall notice, needles on the Accusure Insulin Syringes may detach from the devices. When the needle becomes detached from the syringe during use, it can become stuck in the insulin vial, push [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Proposes Mandatory Electronic Reporting of Adverse Events</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/11912</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/11912#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:56:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed two new regulations aimed at improving access to and analysis of safety information provided by the medical product industry. The two proposed rules will apply to the FDA&#8217;s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) and Center for Biologics [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Surgeon in Medtronic Infuse Study Scandal Resigns</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/11835</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/11835#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:02:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Timothy R. Kuklo, the former Army surgeon who has been accused of falsifying data in a study of Medtronic Inc.&#8217;s Infuse Bone Graft, has resigned from his post at Washington University Medical School, according to The New York Times.
As we’ve reported previously, the study, which  Kuklo conducted during his tenure at Walter Reed Army [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hospira Recalls Devices Over Defective Power Cords</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/11798</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/11798#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:02:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hospira Inc. is issuing an urgent  recall for some medical delivery equipment because the devices include defective AC power cords manufactured by Electri-Cord Manufacturing Corporation.
According to UPI, the items included in this recall include several LifeCare and Plum products, along with the Oximetrix 3 SO2/CO Cardiac Output Computer, Nutrimix Micro Compounder and the GemStar [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Says Certain Glucose Test Strips May Produce False Results</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/11758</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/11758#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:03:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Federal health regulators are warning that GDH-PQQ (glucose dehydrogenase pyrroloquinoline quinone) glucose meters or test strips should never be used by anyone who is being treated with drug products or therapies that contain certain sugars other than glucose.  According to the Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA), doing so could produce a falsely high (elevated) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Head of Scandal Ridden FDA Device Division Resigns</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/11730</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/11730#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:58:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finally, following months of criticism, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) head of medical devices just announced his resignation. In a letter, which was obtained by the Associated Press (AP) and sent to agency staffers, Daniel Schultz said he and FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg agreed his resignation &#8220;would be in the best interest of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Takes Action Against Fake Medical Device</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/11605</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/11605#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:27:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. health  regulators have banned the import of the EPFX machine, a fake medical device which has been purported cure diseases such as cancer and AIDS. According to the Seattle Times, the EPFX import ban is part of the Food &#038; Drug Administration&#8217;s (FDA) effort to shut down a federal  fugitive&#8217;s medical device [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Promises Quicker Action,  More Transparency in Misconduct Actions</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/11541</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/11541#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:39:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)  just announced it has enhanced it efforts to prevent noncompliant investigators and others from participating in new drug and medical device development. The FDA&#8217;s procedures for debarment and disqualification have been improved to better protect those participating in clinical studies and, also, for ensuring the safety and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Enforcement to Get Tougher</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/10285</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/10285#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:19:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Food Poisoning]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The agency charged with protecting U.S. consumers from defective foods, drugs, and medical devices is getting tougher.  Recently appointed Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D., just outlined her commitment “to prevent harm to the American people” through swift, aggressive, and effective enforcement of FDA laws and regulations, the U.S. Food and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Witnesses Voice Support for Medical Device Safety Act</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/10282</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/10282#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:03:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Legal News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this week, a Senate hearing was convened to discuss the Medical Device Safety Act of 2009.  If it becomes law, the Medical Device Safety Act would restore important legal rights to victims of a defective medical device.
Patients lost many of those rights in 2008, when the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spine Surgery With Bone Cement No Better Than Placebo</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/10262</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/10262#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:02:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two emerging studies have just revealed that a common surgical spine treatment  involving the use of bone cement provided outcomes no better than a placebo when conducted in osteoporosis patients. WebMD, citing the New England Journal of Medicine, reports that, when comparing results in patients receiving a so-called sham, or placebo, treatment versus those [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alaris Pump Recall Update</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/10225</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:28:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CareFusion Corporation, which is expected to become a public company following its planned spin-off from Cardinal Health, just issued an update to its previously disclosed recall of the Alaris System, said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
On June 12, 2009, the company sent an urgent Medical Device Recall Notification to customers of its Alaris® [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Abbott Issues Class I Recall of  Powersail Coronary Dilatation Catheters</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/10172</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/10172#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:45:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Class I recall has been issued for four lots of  Powersail Coronary Dilatation Catheters made by Abbott Vascular.  A Class I recall is the Food &#038; Drug Administration&#8217;s (FDA) most serious type of recall, and is issued when a medical device could predictably cause serious health problems or death.
The recall involves three [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Infuse Bone Graft Researcher Failed to Tell Senate Committee He was Paid by Medtronic During 2006 Testimony</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/10127</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/10127#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:09:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A spine surgeon who had a financial relationship with Medtronic Inc. did not disclose that relationship when he testified before a Senate committee urging more funding for research into combat-related injuries, The Wall Street Journal is reporting.  One of Medtronic&#8217;s products, Infuse Bone Graft, has been used to treat wounded soldiers.
Following his May 2006 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UCLA Spine Surgeon Faces Probe for Allegedly Failing to Disclose Industry Payments</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/10021</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/10021#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:15:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another top spine surgeon is in trouble because of his financial ties to the medical device industry.   According  to The Wall Street Journal, Dr. Jeffrey Wang has left his position as executive director of the  spine center at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).    The school is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Synthes Execs Plead Guilty in Norian XR Illegal Testing Case</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/9982</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two Synthes Inc. executives have pleaded guilty to participating in illegal clinical trials of the company&#8217;s Norian XR bone cement, according to a New York Times report.
Norian XR bone cement was approved by the Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) in 2002 for use in the arm, but not the spine. As we reported earlier, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Accuracy of Home Glucose Meters Questioned, FDA Seeking New Standards</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/9578</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/9578#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:24:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. health regulators are considering tougher standards for the home glucose monitors that millions of diabetics rely on.  The Food &#038; Drug Administration&#8217;s (FDA) decision to reconsider the standards was  prompted by a request from a prominent doctors&#8217; group.
Home glucose monitors are used by diabetics, as well as people with hypoglycemia to keep [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lawsuits Allege Medtronic, Other Firms Illegally Marketed Surgical Ablation Products</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/8507</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/8507#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:53:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Medtronic Inc., St. Jude Medical Inc., AtriCure Inc. and Boston Scientific Corp. all allegedly paid kickbacks to doctors in order to convince them to use their surgical ablation products to treat the heart-rhythm defect called atrial fibrillation, according to lawsuits recently unsealed in Texas.   According to The Wall Street Journal, the lawsuits were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Infuse Bone Graft Study Doc Didn&#8217;t Tell School He Was Paid by Medtronic</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/8501</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/8501#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The former Army surgeon at the center of a scandal involving falsified data in an Infuse Bone Graft study apparently did not tell his current employer that he had been a paid consultant to Medtonic Inc.,  The Wall Street Journal is reporting.
Infuse Bone Graft, which is manufactured by Medtronic., contains recombinant human Bone Morphogenetic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medtronic Recalls Insulin Infusion Sets</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/7832</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/7832#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:06:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Medtronic Inc. is recalling some of its Quick-set  insulin infusion sets that are used with MiniMed Paradigm insulin pumps.   According to a Medtronic statement released today, the Quick-set insulin infusion sets may not vent air pressure properly, causing delivery of improper amounts of insulin and the potential for serious injury or death.
An [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Respironics&#8217; Recall of BiPAP Ventilator Systems Deemed Class I</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/7820</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/7820#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:33:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recall of  BiPAP Focus Non-Invasive Ventilator Systems issued by Respironics California last September has been deemed a Class I recall by the Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA).  Class 1 recalls are the most serious type of recall and involve situations in which there is a reasonable probability that use of these products [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Infuse Bone Graft Study Info Sought by Senate Armed Services Committee</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/7778</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:57:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Senate investigation into a bogus Infuse Bone Graft study is heating up.   According to The Wall Street Journal, the Senate Committee on Armed Services has asked the U.S. Army to provide it with the results of an investigation into the Infuse Bone Graft study, which was conducted at Walter Reed Army Hospital [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arthroscopic Shavers Subject of FDA Safety Alert</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/7763</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/7763#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Arthroscopic shavers, devices that are used in some orthopedic surgical procedures, are being subjected to a Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) safety review.   According to the agency, there have been reports of instances in which pieces of tissue have remained within certain arthroscopic shavers, even after the cleaning process was believed to have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Infuse Bone Graft, Other BMP Protein Products Linked to Complications in Neck Spine Surgery</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/7584</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/7584#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:05:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BMP protein, a bone growth agent used in products like Medtronic Inc.&#8217;s Infuse Bone Graft, may be responsible for serious complications when used to treat neck pain, and may not be cost effective, according to a new study. The study, conducted by researchers at Brigham and Women&#8217;s Hospital in Boston, found that when used in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medtronic Warned on SynchroMed Drug Pumps, MiniMed Insulin Pump Manufacturing</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/7304</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/7304#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:22:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Medtronic Inc. has received a warning letter regarding its SynchroMed II  Drug Pumps and MiniMed Paradigm Insulin Pump.  In the letter, the Food &#038; Administration (FDA), cites Medtronic for taking too long to recall the SynchroMed pumps.  The letter also said that  an inspection conducted  last year at the Puerto [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Experts Tell Medical Device Hearing More Oversight Needed</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/7060</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:18:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Experts told lawmakers that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) process for medical device approval needs strengthening to adequately protect consumers from safety risks, reported Reuters, which noted that a medical device can be anything from “tongue depressors to artificial hips.”
According to Representative Frank Pallone (democrat)—chair of a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee—who said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Author of Questionable Infuse Bone Graft Study Got Big Bucks from Medtronic</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/7052</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:56:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Medtronic Inc. has confirmed that it paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to an ex-Army surgeon who is accused of falsifying data in a study he conducted on the company&#8217;s Infuse Bone Graft product. According to the Associated Press, Medtronic paid the surgeon &#8211; Dr. Timothy Kuklo &#8211; $850,000 over a 10 year period.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Synthes Indicted Over Norian XR Bone Cement Tests</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/6982</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:19:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Medical device maker Synthes Inc. and its Norian subsidiary have  been indicted on charges of illegally testing Norian XR bone cement on humans.   According to Bloomberg.com, those trials &#8211; some of which were conducted at VA hospitals &#8211; allegedly resulted in the deaths of three patients from severe low blood pressure following [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medtronic Issues Class I Recall for Some Pacemakers</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/6834</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:22:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Medtronic Inc. is issuing a Class I recall for certain Medtronic Kappa and Sigma pacemakers because of wiring issues that may cause the devices to fail.  A Class I recall is the Food &#038; Drug Administration&#8217;s (FDA) most serious recall action, and is issued when there is a reasonable probability that the use of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Failed to Protect Public from Deadly Tainted Syringes</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/6694</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/6694#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:47:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Federal regulators missed several opportunities to keep tainted pre-filled syringes



  from the AM2PAT facility in North Carolina from endangering patients, according to a new investigation by The Chicago Tribune and ProPublica.   The bacteria-laden AM2PAT prefilled syringes were linked to scores of serious and sometimes deadly illnesses in 2007 before they were finally [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grassley Wants to Know Why Infuse Study Doctor Was Left Off List of Consultants Paid By Medtronic</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/6252</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 17:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Senator Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) is seeking an explanation from Medtronic Inc. for its failure to list Dr. Timothy Kuklo as a paid consultant when it submitted a list of such physicians to him in October.  As we&#8217;ve  reported previously, Kuklo is the former Walter Reed  Army Hospital surgeon who conducted a study [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Respironics Issues Class I Recall of  SmartMonitor 2 Infant Apnea Monitors</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/6124</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 18:47:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Respironics, Inc. of Murrysville, PA  is voluntarily recalling more than 4,900 defective infant apnea monitors.  According to the company&#8217;s  notice, the recall of its SmartMonitor 2 infant apnea monitors is being conducted due to the possibility of an audible alarm failure, which could cause the device to fail to issue an alarm [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Retracted Infuse Bone Graft Study Used Falsified Data, Forged Signatures</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/6084</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 17:41:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A scandal involving Medtronic Inc.&#8217;s Infuse Bone Graft has erupted in the U.S. Army.  According to The Wall Street  Journal,  &#8220;a number of serious questions&#8221; have been raised about an Infuse study conducted by Dr. Timothy R. Kuklo, former surgeon at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
Infuse Bone Graft contains [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Defibrillator Leads Need Monitoring, Doctor Group Says</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/6049</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 16:48:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Defibrillator lead wires, such a those  involved in the 2007 Medtronic Sprint Fidelis lead recall, need better surveillance to detect defects, a group of heart doctors has said.  The Heart Rhythm Society also called on hospitals to train doctors in the delicate procedure of removing such wires from patients.
A lead is a wire [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Menaflex  Knee Device Decision to Be Reviewed</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/6033</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 22:40:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
 Federal regulators are going to take another look at the clearance of  ReGen Biologics Inc.’s Menaflex knee device.  As we reported in March, Menaflex, which is meant to treat a torn meniscus, was approved even after scientists  at the Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) had repeatedly rejected ReGen&#8217;s fast-track application.
The FDA&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Biosite Triage Cardiac Panel Test Recalled</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/6007</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 19:18:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One lot of Biosite Triage Cardiac Panel tests has been recalled because of the risk they would produce a false negative test result, which could result in the test failing to diagnose a heart attack. The Biosite Triage Cardiac Panel recall is a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Class I recall, the agency’s most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chemical Found in Medical Devices Linked to Heart Problems</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/5986</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 19:56:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Johns Hopkins researchers have just discovered that a common chemical used to produce plastic medical devices impairs heart function in rats. Science Daily reported that researchers from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine said that the chemical can be found in intravenous (IV) bags and catheters. The findings appear online in the American Journal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NJ Settles with Synthes in Landmark Deal over Prodisc Conflicts</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/5960</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 18:23:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Synthes, a medical device company based out of New Jersey and Pennsylvania, just reached a settlement with prosecutors in New Jersey over alleged financial conflicts of interest, reports NJ.com.
Last year, we reported that Prodisc, an artificial spine disc made by Synthes, was at the center of a congressional investigation into the close financial ties between [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MedXL Pre-filled Saline and Heparin Syringes May be Contaminated</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/5953</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 15:26:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pre-filled saline and heparin syringes made by MedXL Inc., are the subject of a safety warning in Canada.  According to Health Canada, MedXL Inc. has received complaints regarding the presence of visible particles and solution discoloration in the syringes.
The MedXL syringes subject to the warning involves those with lot numbers between 6892 and 8180. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paint Sprayers, Children’s Hats Recalled for Shock, Choking Hazards</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/5943</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 18:26:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wagner Paint Sprayers Ambler Mountain Works Children&#8217;s Knitted Hats are the latest defective products recalled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
Wagner Spray Tech Paint Sprayers
Wagner Spray Tech Corp., of Plymouth, Minnesota has recalled about 35,000 Paint Sprayers due to electrical shock hazard because the on-off switch can be dislodged from the casing, resulting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Baxter Warned on Tisseel Sealant Promo</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/5937</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 16:47:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Baxter International has received a warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration over how it promoted its Tisseel surgical sealant, reports Reuters.  The letter states that Baxter’s marketing of Tisseel were misleading, citing a brochure and other sales materials, said Reuters.
U.S. regulators warned Baxter International Inc that company marketing for Tisseel surgical [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medical Devices Infected with Computer Worm</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/5909</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/5909#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 00:11:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The well-publicized and damaging Internet virus—Conficker—has infiltrated medical technology.  Actually, more of a worm, Conficker made its way into critical medical devices, but, said CBS News, government bureaucracy stalled repair activities, citing a spokesman for an anti-virus working group.
Rodney Joffe, organizer of the Conficker Working Group and senior vice president for Neustar, told Congress [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Accu-Check Spirit Insulin Pumps Recalled</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/5877</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/5877#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 15:24:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Product Recalls]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Accu-Check Spirit insulin pumps are being recalled by Disetronic Medical Systems Inc., a unit of the Roche Group,  because of a  potential defect in the “up” and/or “down” buttons of some devices.  According to the recall notice, if the buttons do not function, users may not be able to change any programmed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Institute of Medicine Calls for Medical Conflicts-of-Interest Reform</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/5841</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:06:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A  new report from the Institute of Medicine calls for significant reforms to prevent financial conflicts-of-interests in medicine from hindering patient care or the advancement of medical knowledge.
We have long reported on the way the financial arrangements between the medical community and industry influence patient care and research.  For example, documents revealed in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coast IRB to Close Permanently Following Approval of Fake Medical Trial</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/5762</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:31:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Coast IRB, the medical reviewing firm that approved a study for a fake medical device, has been permanently shuttered.  According to The Wall Street Journal, several of the firm&#8217;s high-profile customers had pulled their business following revelations that Coast IRB had approved the fictitious study that was part of a government sting operation.
As we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>St. Jude Served with FDA Warning Letter</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/5750</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:08:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent a warning letter this week to St. Jude Medical Inc. because of faulty manufacturing practices at its catheter manufacturing plant in Minnetonka, Minnesota. The letter was released in a regulatory filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), said BizJournal.
The filing stated that the FDA inspected [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Biomet Faces Probes Over Bone Growth Devices</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/5692</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:10:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Biomet Inc. has revealed that it is facing several federal probes over its bone growth stimulation devices.  According to The Wall Street Journal, Biomet disclosed the federal investigations in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last week.
According to the SEC filing, the U.S. Attorneys Office in West Virginia is investigating the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quest Diagnostics Settles DOJ Charges Over Faulty Tests</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/5644</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:24:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In January, we wrote that Quest Diagnostics, Inc. likely released wrong information on vitamin D test results.  Those inaccurate results could have affected thousands of patients over the past two years according to a prior Reuters report.  Now, the country’s largest diagnostic testing provider and its Nichols Institute Diagnostics (NID) unit have agreed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Catheters Recalled</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/5628</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:47:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recall of Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Catheters issued by Arrow International in February has been deemed a Class I recall by the Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA).  A Class I recall is the FDA&#8217;s most serious recall action, and indicates that a device  poses a reasonable probability of serious injury or death to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Company that Approved Fake Medical Trial Sanctioned by  FDA</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/5614</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:37:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. regulators have acted against Coast IRB, a human medical study review firm that approved a clinical trial for a fake medical device that was part of a federal investigation.  According to the Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA),  the Colorado Springs, Colo., firm agreed to stop reviewing new experiments and also halt enrollment [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Harvard Hospitals Latest to Ban Doctor Gifts</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/5584</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:51:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hospitals affiliated with Harvard University are implementing a stricter conflicts-of-interest policy for their doctors.  According to a press release from Partners in Health Care, the new policy not only bans doctors from accepting gifts from drug or medical device makers, it also prevents physicians from serving as paid speakers for such companies.
Partners in Health [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deaths Prompt Zoll AED Plus Defibrillators Recall</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/5549</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:48:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Zoll Medical has recalled its AED Plus automated external defibrillators following the deaths of two patients.  According to a letter sent to customers, the patients died because the Zoll defibrillators failed to deliver a life-saving shock.
According to the Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA), the Zoll AED Plus defibrillator  is used by emergency or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Johns Hopkins Bans Industry Gifts to Doctors</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/5536</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:23:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Johns Hopkins University has implemented a new policy to prevent conflicts-of -interest problems between its doctors and the drug and medical device industries.  According to The Wall Street Journal, the policy bans free drug samples and prohibits many &#8220;consulting&#8221; fees.
Such policies are becoming a trend.  Recently, we reported that the American Psychiatric Association [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Older Medical Devices To Get Safety Reviews</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/5530</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:46:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. regulators are finally going to review 25 types of medical devices that were marketed prior to 1976.  According to a statement from the Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA), all of the medical devices slated for review were introduced prior to enactment of the Medical Device Amendments to the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Leads:  Doctors, Patients Face Tough Choices</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/5506</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:37:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The procedure to remove one of  Medtronic Inc.&#8217;s defective Sprint Fidelis defibrillator leads is dangerous and complicated.  According to a report in The New York Times, because of the risks involved, patients implanted with a Sprint Fidelis lead and their doctors often face difficult choices.
A lead is a wire that connects an implantable [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kickback Charges Against Orthopedic Device Makers Dropped</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/5376</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:38:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Criminal charges were dismissed yesterday against several orthopedic device makers because they have fulfilled the terms of deferred prosecution agreements they reached with U.S. prosecutors a year and half ago.  According to Dow Jones News Wire, Zimmer Holdings Inc., Johnson &#038; Johnson unit DePuy, Smith &#038; Nephew PLC and Biomet Inc. had all been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GAO Sting Raises Questions About Medical Trial Oversight</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/5321</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:27:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A sting operation that allowed investigators to gain approval to test a fake medical device is raising serious questions about the oversight of medical trials.  According to the Associated Press, as part of the sting, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) was also able to register a fictitious institutional review board with the  Health [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Calaxo Bone Screw Causing Painful Complications for ACL Surgery Patients</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/5134</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:11:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Product Recalls]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A simple medical device called the Calaxo Bone Screw has been causing a great deal of pain and suffering for those who have undergone Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) reconstructive surgery.  The Calaxo Bone Screw was recalled in August 2007 due to reports of serious complications.  Some patients even had to have repeat surgeries [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welch Allyn Recalls Automatic External Defibrillators</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/5113</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:39:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Product Recalls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recalled Medical Devices]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Welch Allyn has issued a worldwide recall of various AED 10 and MRL JumpStart automatic external defibrillators manufactured between October 3, 2002 and January 25, 2007.  The Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) has deemed the Welch Allyn defibrillator recall a Class I recall because there is a reasonable probability that use of the product [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medtronic Letter Links Sprint Fidelis Leads to 13 Deaths, Possibly More</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:21:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medtronic Defibrillators]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Medtronic&#8217;s Sprint Fidelis defibrillator leads have been implicated in at least 13 deaths and could be linked to scores of others.  That&#8217;s up from the five fatalities Medtronic reported when the Sprint Fidelis leads were first removed from the market in 2007.
A lead is a wire that connects an implantable defibrillator to the heart. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>President Obama Nominates Former NY Health Chief for FDA Head</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/5092</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 22:37:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food Poisoning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pharmaceuticals]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama’s long-awaited choice to head the ailing U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been announced.  Reuters reported that President Obama has nominated Margaret Hamburg, 53, the former New York City health commissioner, to the post.
The New York Times reported that Joshua Sharfstein would become Hamburg’s chief deputy, noting that the selection [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Massachusetts OKs Doctor Gift Rules</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/5082</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:30:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pharmaceuticals]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Massachusetts has adopted some of the most comprehensive rules governing gifts, disclosure fees and other perks normally bestowed upon doctors by drug and medical device makers.  
According to the Boston Globe, the new Massachusetts rules:

* ban pharmaceutical and medical device companies from providing gifts to physicians,
*  limit when companies can pay for doctors&#8217; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Public Citizen Slams Baxter Infusion Pump Recall</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:38:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The advocacy group Public Citizen has criticized the Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) for the way it has  handled  the most recent recall of Baxter International&#8217;s COLLEAGUE Infusion Pumps.  The Baxter infusion pumps &#8211; which have had numerous safety problems in the past &#8211; were only recalled this week, though the problems [...]]]></description>
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