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· Medtronic Comparing its Endeavor Stent to Others - United Press International

  6/27/2006 2:25:00 PM | Medtronic drug-eluting stent advancing
  Comments:(0)   Medtronic reports on the status of several studies on its coronary stent: Patient enrollment is complete in the fourth phase of a study, which compares the Medtronic Endeavor stent to the Boston Scientific Taxus Stent. Both are stents that release medication into the patient's bloodstream. A study is also under way to compare the Endeavor to Johnso...
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· Iowa Man Sues Over Transplanted Tissue - Mason City Globe Gazette

  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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· Medtronic Concerto Pacemaker Approved in Britain - Daily Mail - UK

  6/19/2006 6:58:00 PM | Pacemaker that can predict heart failure
  Comments:(0)   A new generation of pacemakers is being developed that can detect fluid retention and transmit information about a patient's heart to remote locations. It can warn a patient if trouble is looming, before symptoms develop, with the idea of reducing the need for hospitalization. One such device, the Medtronic Concerto, has recently been app...
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· Chicago Man Sues Over Hepatitis B from Transplant Tissue - WBBM780

  6/17/2006 8:40:00 AM | Chicago Suit Says Man Got Hepatitis From Stolen Body Tissue
  Comments:(0)   A Chicago man who claims he acquired Hepatitis B from a surgical procedure using stolen body tissue, has filed a lawsuit. The defendants include Biomedical Tissue Services and Medtronic. The suit alleges negligence, failure to screen harvested tissue for disease, and failure to maintain proper documentation.......
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· Medtronic Lawsuit Filed Over Defibrillator Battery Defect - Madison County Record

  6/12/2006 4:23:00 PM | Medtronics targeted in St. Clair County again
  Comments:(0)   Medtronic is being sued by an Illinois man, claiming damages because the implantable defibrillator he received was later revealed to have a defective battery. He was subsequently hospitalized and is claiming personal and economic damages. The 24 counts in the lawsuit include fraud, negligence, misrepresentation and defective design..........
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Comments On Medtronic News Articles:

faulty defibulator killed father-in-law

Wayne J. Barlow died valentines day 2006, from faulty Medtronics battery. The defibulator electrocuted my father-in-law to death. He was only 66.

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