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6/27/2006 9:31:00 AM | Boston Scientific to recall defective heart devices
Comments:(0) Boston Scientific has issued another recall for its Guidant division, on a variety of cardiac devices: some Insignia, Nexus and Contak Renewal pacemakers; and Ventak Prizm 2, Vitality, and Vitality 2 implantable defibrillators. A defect was found that could lead to premature battery failure. Five malfunctions, but no deaths, have been re...
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6/20/2006 11:37:00 PM | St. Louis Area Woman Sues Bausch And Lomb Following Eye Infection ...
Comments:(0) A Missouri woman who wore contact lenses without problems for 20 years, is suing Bausch & Lomb after she had to have a cornea transplant for Fusarium Keratitis infection eye damage. As well, her vision is still far from what it was before and she still experiences pain. Bausch & Lomb's ReNu with MoistureLoc solution, which the woman had u...
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6/20/2006 3:20:00 PM | Charles City man sues over tissue used in surgery
Comments:(0) An Iowa man is suing Medtronic, Biomedical Tissue Services, and two funeral homes because tissue he received during spinal surgery was not properly screened for disease. This is one of many lawsuits nationwide involving Biomedical Tissue Services of New Jersey, which was recently closed down for using bodies without permission nor screening.&n...
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6/17/2006 2:37:00 AM | Flagler couple sue Bausch & Lomb for infection
Comments:(0) Bausch & Lomb is hit with another lawsuit over its discontinued lens cleaner, ReNu with MoistureLoc. This one is by a Florida woman who needed two corneal transplants and is still experiencing symptoms from the Fusarium Keratitis infection. She claims defective product design and inadequate warnings concerning the risks of using the ReNu clean...
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6/13/2006 6:00:00 PM | Local Eye Infection Case Confirmed
Comments:(0) A Tennessee law firm is collecting cases of fungal eye infection caused by a withdrawn contact lens cleaner, with a view to launching a class action suit against Bausch & Lomb. It was their product, Renu with Moisture Loc, that was blamed for worldwide outbreaks of Fusarium Keratitis, an eye infection that has led to devastating consquences, includ...
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