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		<title>DePuy ASR Hip Implants, Other Faulty Medical Devices Subject to Little FDA Oversight, Investigation Finds</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 15:19:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A newly-published investigation from ProPublica has revealed that several questionable types of medical devices, including DePuy Orthopaedic&#8217;s recalled ASR hip implant, managed to make it to market without much scrutiny on the part of the U.S. Food &#38; Drug Administration &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/depuy-asr-hip-implants-other-faulty-medical-devices-subject-to-little-fda-oversight-investigation-finds/37220">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Heart Rhythm Journal Rejects St. Jude Request to Retract Riata Lead Study</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:46:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The journal Heart Rhythm will not retract a study published last month that linked St. Jude Medical&#8217;s Riata and Riata ST defibrillator leads to 22 deaths that were the result of high-voltage failures of the leads. St. Jude, which had &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/heart-rhythm-journal-rejects-st-jude-request-to-retract-riata-lead-study/36677">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Medtronic Claims Analysis Confirms Recent Findings on St. Jude Riata Defibrillator Lead Death Rates</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:41:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Medtronic Inc. is backing findings of a study that raised serious safety concerns about Riata and Riata ST defibrillator leads made by rival, St. Jude Medical Inc. The study, conducted by Dr. Robert Hauser and published in the journal Heart &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/medtronic-claims-analysis-confirms-recent-findings-on-st-jude-riata-defibrillator-lead-death-rates/36641">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>St. Jude Claims Study on Alleged Riata Lead Deaths is Biased and Inaccurate</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/st-jude-claims-study-on-alleged-riata-lead-deaths-is-biased-and-inaccurate/36622</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:52:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[St. Jude Medical wants the Heart Rhythm Journal to retract a study published last month that linked its Riata line of internal defibrillator leads to more 20 deaths. In a statement issued by St. Jude on Friday, the company asserted &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/st-jude-claims-study-on-alleged-riata-lead-deaths-is-biased-and-inaccurate/36622">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>St. Jude to Halt Sales of QuickSite and QuickFlex Defibrillator Leads Over Safety Concerns</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/st-jude-to-halt-sales-of-quicksite-and-quickflex-defibrillator-leads-over-safety-concerns/36590</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 19:19:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joshua</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[St. Jude Medical Inc., a leading medical devices manufacturer, has stopped marketing two of its cardiac defibrillator leads after incidents of them malfunctioning were reported. Business Week reports St. Jude has stopped sales of its QuickSite and QuickFlex wires due &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/st-jude-to-halt-sales-of-quicksite-and-quickflex-defibrillator-leads-over-safety-concerns/36590">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Study Links St. Jude Riata Defibrillator Lead Defects to 22 Deaths</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/study-links-st-jude-riata-defibrillator-lead-defects-to-22-deaths/36429</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:02:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[People implanted with St. Jude&#8217;s now-recalled Riata defibrillator lead wires face risks from electrical shorts caused by a number of problems with the wires, according to a new study. The study, which was presented Monday at the American College of &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/study-links-st-jude-riata-defibrillator-lead-defects-to-22-deaths/36429">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Weak Device Monitoring Blamed for Tardy St. Jude Riata Lead Recall</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/weak-device-monitoring-blamed-for-tardy-st-jude-riata-lead-recall/35717</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:53:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joshua</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many of the problems caused by St. Jude Medical Riata implanted defibrillator leads could have been prevented if more initiative had been taken to monitor its safety track record in patients. According to a Bloomberg report citing a recent study &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/weak-device-monitoring-blamed-for-tardy-st-jude-riata-lead-recall/35717">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>St. Jude Riata Defibrillator Leads Recalled for Serious Injury, Death Risk</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/st-jude-riata-defibrillator-leads-recalled-for-serious-injury-death-risk/34743</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:18:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An urgent recall has been issued for St. Jude Medical Inc.&#8217;s Riata and Riata ST. Silicone Defibrillator Leads. According to a notice posted on its website, the U.S. Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) has deemed the St. Jude Riata defibrillator &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/st-jude-riata-defibrillator-leads-recalled-for-serious-injury-death-risk/34743">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>St. Jude Settles Defibrillator Kickback Charges</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/st-jude-settles-defibrillator-kickback-charges/27869</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 14:21:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United States Department of Justice just announced that St. Jude Medical Inc. of St. Paul, Minnesota, has agreed to pay the United States $16 million to resolve allegations that it used post-market studies and a registry to pay kickbacks &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/st-jude-settles-defibrillator-kickback-charges/27869">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Targets Defective Defibrillators</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/fda-targets-defective-defibrillators/25837</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 15:22:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) report on external defibrillators finds that the devices malfunction far too often, and that such malfunctions can prove fatal. Yesterday, the agency announced that it has launched an initiative aimed at facilitating the &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/fda-targets-defective-defibrillators/25837">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Doctor Criticizes Test Guidelines for New Defibrillator</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/legal-news/doctor-criticizes-test-guidelines-for-new-defibrillator/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 todayâ€™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, &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/legal-news/doctor-criticizes-test-guidelines-for-new-defibrillator/4349">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></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.Â  Although the surveys are small, they do &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/legal-news/heart-device-patients-often-unaware-of-recalls/3111">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Hacking Latest Safety Worry Surrounding Implantable Defibrillators</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/legal-news/hacking-latest-safety-worry-surrounding-implantable-defibrillators/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.Â  In recent years, over 100,000 patients in the US have been implanted with a defibrillator device that has helped to reduce medical visits.Â  The device and &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/legal-news/hacking-latest-safety-worry-surrounding-implantable-defibrillators/2717">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></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 thatÂ  some of these defibrillatorsâ€™ lead wiresâ€”specifically in the Medtronic Sprint Fidelis and St. Jude Riata lead wiresâ€”have fractured, perforated patient heart walls, or caused device failure.Â  In some &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/legal-news/medtronic-sprint-fidelis-st-jude-riata-defibrillator-lead-wires-endanger-patients/2050">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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