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		<title>Doctor Criticizes Test Guidelines for New Defibrillator</title>
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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>Heart Device Patients Often Unaware of Recalls</title>
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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>Hacking Latest Safety Worry Surrounding Implantable Defibrillators</title>
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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 Sprint Fidelis, St. Jude Riata Defibrillator Lead Wires Endanger Patients</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:55:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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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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