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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>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>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>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
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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>Medtronic Letter Links Sprint Fidelis Leads to 13 Deaths, Possibly More</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/5095</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:21:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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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>Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Risk Grows Over Time</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4805</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:33:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new study has found that Medtronic&#8217;s Sprint Fidelis defibrillator leads are still putting patients at risk.  The Sprint Fidelis leads were removed from the market in October 2007 because of their higher-than-normal fracture rate.
A lead is a wire that connects an implantable defibrillator to the heart.  If a lead  breaks, the defibrillator can emit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Late Treatment with Stents Questioned</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:55:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cardiac stents have been the subject of much controversy in recent months and, now, two emerging studies have found that patients do not fare better over medications and other treatments than with stents following heart attacks.
Stents are tiny wire-mesh tubes used to prop open arteries after doctors clear them of blockages.  Some stents have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Judge Who Dismissed Sprint Fidelis Lawsuits Linked to Medtronic Law Firm</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4741</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:08:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A judge who recently dismissed hundreds of Medtronic Sprint Fidelis defibrillator lead injury lawsuits apparently has a personal connection to the device maker.  According to The Wall Street Journal, the son of Judge Richard H. Kyle of the federal district court in Minneapolis is employed by a law firm that has had Medtronic as a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Victims Look to Congress for Help</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4703</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:44:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lawsuits filed by victims of the defective Medtronic Sprint Fidelis lead are in legal limbo.  Thanks to a ruling last year by the U.S. Supreme Court, it is unclear if they will be able to sue Medtronic for painful injuries caused by the Sprint Fidelis defibrillator lead.  According to an article in the Minneapolis Star [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dozens of Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Lawsuits Dismissed</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4497</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:08:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even while acknowledging that Medtronic Inc.&#8217;s defective Sprint Fidelis defibrillator lead caused serious injuries to plaintiffs, a federal judge yesterday dismissed dozens of Sprint Fidelis lawsuits on the grounds of preemption.  Preemption is a legal doctrine that federal regulation  of a product &#8211; such as a medical device &#8211; bars lawsuits filed under state law.
Medtronic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Doctor Criticizes Test Guidelines for New Defibrillator</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4349</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 19:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Robert Hauser of the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation has said in today’s New England Journal of Medicine that he is not confident in the test guidelines for a next-generation heart defibrillator under development by Medtronic, Inc., Boston Scientific Corporation, and St. Jude Medical, Inc., reports the StarTribune.com.
Implantable cardioverter defibrillators—or ICDs—the device under question, represent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Head Phones Interfere with Implanted Heart Devices</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4163</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:32:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 neck.  And, the interference can also occur when the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medtronic Recalls Lifepak Defibrillators</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3815</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:14:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Medtronic Inc. is recalling some of its portable Lifepak Automated External Heart Defibrillators because the button that activates the device is inaccessible.  The Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) classified the action as a Class 1 recall, meaning there is &#8220;a reasonable probability&#8221; of &#8220;serious adverse health consequences or death.&#8221;
The recall involves 249 LifePak CR Plus [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Almost a Year After Sprint Fidelis Recall, Medtronic Unveils Technology to Detect Defibrillator Lead Fractures</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3768</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:32:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Medtronic has received approval from federal regulators for a software update to its implantable defibrillators that will help detect fractures (breaks) in their lead wires. The Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the software update comes nearly one year after Medtronic recalled its Sprint Fidelis defibrillator lead wires because of their high fracture rate.
A [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Defibrillator Shock Linked to Early Death</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3762</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:44:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While a defibrillator shock may provide a lifesaving nudge, the Associated Press reports that such a shock from an implanted heart defibrillator may also be linked to future problems and early death.  The government-funded study revealed that heart failure patients were far more likely to die within four years following defibrillator activity than patients who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Lead Victim Asks  Lawmakers to Restore Consumers Rights</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3254</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:08:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Pennsylvania woman went to Capitol Hill yesterday to ask lawmakers to overturn a Supreme Court  ruling that has stripped consumers of their right to sue for injuries caused by defective medical devices.    Bridget Robb was shocked more than two dozen times due to a defective Sprint Fidelis Lead attached to a Medtronic implantable defibrillator.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heart Device Patients Often Unaware of Recalls</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3111</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 01:07:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems that many patients who have been implanted with heart devices are not aware of recent recalls and do not understand the dangers they might face, this according to two new surveys.  Although the surveys are small, they do indicate a lack of understanding among doctors and patients about heart disease and the devices [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medtronic Announces Job Cuts, Restructuring</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3041</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 15:41:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Still struggling in the wake of last year&#8217;s Sprint Fidelis Defibrillator Lead recall, medical device maker Medtronic Inc. says it plans to cut 1,100 jobs worldwide as part of a restructuring plan.  Medtronic&#8217;s business has been hurt, not just by the Sprint Fidelis recall, but by the declining worldwide demand for implantable defibrillators, which has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medtronic Study Shows CRT Devices Provide Little Help to Patients with Mild Heart Failure</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2847</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:33:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cardiac-resynchronization therapy (CRT) devices don&#8217;t do much for patients with mild heart failure, according to a just completed clinical trial.  The clinical trial, called REVERSE, was funded by Medtronic Inc. in the hope that it could expand the market for its CRT devices to patients with mild heart failure.  As it stands now, CRT devices [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Medical Device Safety Act&#8221; Seeks to Overturn Supreme Court Ruling on Defective Device Lawsuits</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2796</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:27:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lawmakers in Congress are getting closer to passing legislation that would overturn a Supreme Court decision that barred people injured by defective medical devices from suing in state courts if the device was approved by the Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA).  Two members of the House of Representatives say they are drafting a bill to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hacking Latest Safety Worry Surrounding Implantable Defibrillators</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2717</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new type of implantable defibrillator could become the latest target of computer hackers.  In recent years, over 100,000 patients in the US have been implanted with a defibrillator device that has helped to reduce medical visits.  The device and its technology enable patient information to be sent to a bedside monitor that then sends [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medtronic, FDA Fell Short in Sprint Fidelis Lead  Recall</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2689</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:29:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Lead debacle highlights many of the shortcomings that exist in the way the Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) regulates medical devices, according to a recent editorial in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).  Medtronic recalled its Sprint Fidelis Lead last October, after it was determined that the lead had a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medtronic Pushes for Expansion of &#8216;Sunshine Act&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:06:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Medical device maker Medtronic Inc. said on Tuesday that a proposed bill aimed at curbing inappropriate relationships between companies and physicians should require all device makers to be included, not just big ones.  The proposed &#8220;Sunshine Act&#8221; was introduced earlier this year by Senators Chuck Grassley and Herb Kohl and would require companies to publicly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medtronic Defibrillator Lawsuit Settlements Take a Toll on Profits</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2624</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:11:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Medtronic Inc.&#8217;s profits are off sharply, in part because of problems the company has had with its defective implantable defibrillators. Medtronic&#8217;s  third-quarter earnings plunged 89.0% from the prior year on charges from lawsuit settlements stemming from defective defibrillators and acquisition costs.
According to Forbes.com, overall sales at Medtronic  jumped 12.0% to $3.4 billion, up from $3.1 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medical Device Makers Get Lawsuit Protection from US Supreme Court</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2613</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:33:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Medtronic Inc. and other medical device makers got a gift from the US Supreme Court yesterday, after it ruled that Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) pre-market approval of a medical device shields companies from state product liability lawsuits.  While the Supreme Court ruling will nullify some medical device product liability lawsuits currently making their way [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medtronic Supreme Court Case Could Have Dire Consequences for Consumers Injured by Defective Medical Devices</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2305</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:01:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Medtronic Inc., the maker of the defective Sprint Fidelis Defibrillator Lead, has asked the US Supreme Court to shield it and other medical devices makers from state product liability lawsuits.  In Reigel vs. Medtronic, the medical device maker argued before the Supreme Court on December 4 that the mere fact that medical devices are approved [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Poor FDA Scrutiny of Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Lead, Other Implantable Medical Devices Continues to Endanger Patients</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2294</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2008 14:51:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2007 Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Defibrillator Lead Recall could just be the tip of the iceberg when it comes to defective implantable medical devices.  That’s because the number of medical devices meant to be implanted in patients’ bodies is rapidly rising.  Unfortunately, despite their rising numbers, as the case of the Sprint Fidelis Lead recall [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medtronic Settles Defective Defibrillator Lawsuits for $114 Million</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2263</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2007 17:20:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Medtronic Inc., the maker of the defective Sprint Fidelis Defibrillator Lead, announced last week that it had reached a settlement agreement regarding another of its faulty medical devices.   The company has agreed to pay out $114 million to settle product liability lawsuits filed as the result of injuries cased by its malfunctioning Marquis line of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sprint Fidelis Defibrillator Lead Patients Faced with Difficult Dilemma</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2202</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 18:36:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many patients implanted with defective Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Defibrillator Leads have found themselves in a medical limbo.  If they are fortunate enough not to have already experienced a lead fracture, they must decide between two difficult choices – leave the Sprint Fidelis lead alone and hope it won’t fracture; or undergo a difficult and dangerous [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medtronic Defibrillator Class Action Lawsuit Gets Go Ahead in Canada</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2174</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2007 19:12:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Medtronic Inc., the maker of the faulty Sprint Fidelis Defibrillator Lead Wire, is now facing a lawsuit filed by a group of Canadians who claim the company failed to warn consumers of a defect in the batteries installed in its defibrillators.  Last week, Ontario Superior Court Judge Alexandra Hoy certified the class-action lawsuit in a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medtronic Faces Investigations over Defective Sprint Fidelis Defibrillator Lead, Physician Payments</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2141</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:23:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Medtronic, Inc., the maker of the defective Sprint Fidelis Defibrillator Lead, is the now the subject of two separate investigations.   A Senate panel wants information about Medtronic&#8217;s October Sprint Fidelis Defibrillator Lead recall, while a second investigation by the US Justice Department is looking into allegations that Medtronic made illegal payments to foreign physicians.
Medtronic suspended [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medtronic Asks Supreme Court to Ban Personal Injury Lawsuits Against Defective Medical Devices, Drugs</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2136</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:53:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Medtronic, Inc., the maker of the faulty Sprint Fidelis Defibrillator Lead and several other defective medical devices, will try to convince the US Supreme Court that people injured by dangerous medical devices and drugs should not be allowed to sue manufacturers if those products have been approved by the Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA).  If [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Defibrillator Lead Could Have Sensing Capability Problems</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2093</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:44:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Defibrillator Lead wires could have even more problems than once thought.  While the Sprint Fidelis Leads where recalled by Medtronic in October because of a higher-than-normal fracture rate, there is now concern that the leads could also have poor sensing capabilities.  This defect could cause a Medtronic defibrillator to deliver inappropriate shocks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sprint Fidelis Defibrillator Lead Wire Recall Means Return of Safer Sprint Quattro Lead</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2076</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2007 15:40:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Medtronic Inc.  has had to go back to an old-reliable in the wake of last month’s Sprint Fidelis Defibrillator Lead recall.  In order to continue to meet the demand for defibrillator lead wires, Medtronic has begun supplying health care providers with the Sprint Fidelis’ predecessor, the Sprint Quattro.   The Sprint Quattro Defibrillator Lead is a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medtronic Faces Sprint Fidelis Lead Shareholder Lawsuit</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2071</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2007 17:32:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Medtronic Inc.’s Sprint Fidelis Defibrillator Lead recall has resulted in a shareholder lawsuit against the company.   The plaintiff filing the lawsuit accuses Medtronic of withholding information regarding defects in the Sprint Fidelis Defibrillator lead.  
Medtronic suspended sales of the Sprint Fidelis Leads after receiving reports of 5 fatalities linked to lead fractures. A lead is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medtronic Profits Down After Sprint Fidelis Defibrillator Lead Recall</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2060</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:21:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Medtronic Inc., the maker of the defective Sprint Fidelis Defibrillator Lead, said its profits have slipped 2% as a result of last month&#8217;s Sprint Fidelis recall.  To make matters worse for the company, many are now asking if Medtronic acted quickly enough to get its faulty Sprint Fidelis Lead wires off the market.
Medtronic suspended sales [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medtronic Sprint Fidelis, St. Jude Riata Defibrillator Lead Wires Endanger Patients</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2050</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:55:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[People with a Medtronic or St. Jude implantable defibrillators should know that  some of these defibrillators’ lead wires—specifically in the Medtronic Sprint Fidelis and St. Jude Riata lead wires—have fractured, perforated patient heart walls, or caused device failure.  In some cases, these malfunctions of the Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Lead and the St. Jude Riata Defibrillator [...]]]></description>
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