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6/27/2006 9:31:00 AM | Boston Scientific to recall defective heart devices 
=(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 ... =(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 =(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 =(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| Local Eye Infection Case Confirmed =(0) A Tennessee law firm is collecting cases of fungal eye infection caused by a withdrawn contact lens cleaner, with a view to launching a class action suit against Bausch & Lomb.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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6/2/2006 11:53:00 AM | 20 insurers sue over defective defibrillators =(0) Guidant faces a lawsuit over defective defibrillators - however this one is not from patients, but from twenty Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans, which must bear the consequences of increased health costs for those harmed. Patients whose internal defibrillators have been recalled face a sobering dilemma: have the device replaced, or leave it in...
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5/16/2006 4:30:00 AM | New Guidant warning issued =(0) Boston Scientific has advised doctors that it discovered a flaw in certain defibrillator models made in March 2005. The models in question are the Vitality DS, Vitality AVT, Vitality 2, Contak Renewal 3, 4, and 4 AVT. The problem lies in a defective capacitor and doctors are urged to check their patients who have this device implanted. This is...
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4/29/2006 6:24:00 AM | FDA warns Baxter pump customers =(0) The US Food & Drug Administration reminds users of Baxter Colleague infusion pumps to use them with caution, and have backup pumps available in case of failure. The pumps monitor intravenous flow. The pumps have been discontinued and are being redesigned by Baxter. ......
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4/28/2006 12:33:00 AM | BSX listens to Heart Rhythm Society =(0) Boston Scientific Corp. says it intends to implement all the recommendations put forth by the Heart Rhythm Society. These guidelines were developed following a recall of implanted cardiac defibrillators last year, and include: using remote monitoring to keep track of devices; independent committees for assessing device performance; direct...
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4/26/2006 5:06:00 PM | Heart Device Risks Examined =(0) A doctor's group, the Heart Rhythm Society, has called for better oversight of their products and better communication between medical device makers, doctors, and government with regard to defective devices and recalls. Several recalls occurred last year, some invoving Guidant, now owned by Boston Scientific. However another study found that peopl...
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4/26/2006 3:07:00 AM | Replacing heart device has high risk =(0) If your surgically implanted heart defibrillator is recalled, such as occurred recently with Boston Scientific devices - what do you do? Statistically, it is safer to not have it replaced, according to a new study, because risks of complications from the replacement surgery far outweigh risks of defibrillator failure. The study showed an ...
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4/26/2006 12:03:00 AM | Implantable Defibrillators Can Be Erratic, Studies Find =(0) Three studies, recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, examine the reliability statistics for implantable cardiac defibrillators. These devices are meant to detect an irregular heartbeat and deliver an electric shock to restore normal rhythm. Compared to pacemakers, which speed up the heartbeat with lower p...
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4/10/2006 8:15:00 PM | Guidant Trial on Recalled Heart Devices Will Be Postponed =(0) First the recall, now the lawsuits: the first lawsuit against Guidant to go to trial will begin in July, according to the Texas judge presiding over the case. The charges are fraud and deceptive trade pracices. Plaintiffs contend that Guidant knew that its defibrillators, implanted in the plaintiffs' chests, might be defective, but did not war...
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4/3/2006 4:09:00 PM | Guidant trial delayed over jurisdiction =(0) The first Guidant defibrillator trial is on hold because of jurisdictional questions raised by Guidant attorneys. The case was brought in Texas state court and filed by two Texas residents who also named a Texas company in the suit, but since the FDA approval has been brought into the case, Guidant attorneys are pushing to have the case moved to Fe...
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3/30/2006 8:05:00 AM | Guidant to withdraw defective stents made for Europe and Japan =(0) Guidant announced the withdrawal of Xience heart stents from the European and Japanese markets after defects were discovered during clinical trials. The company did not disclose the nature of the defects but did note they occurred because of a production problem. They had no reports of injuries to any patients who used the stents, small metal cylin...
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3/25/2006 4:13:00 AM | Medical device bill withdrawn =(0) A Minnesota bill that proposed to force medical device manufacturers to pay for all the medical costs associated with a recall was withdrawn. Several lawmakers believed that the bill, which would have mandated that medical device manufacturers cover surgical costs, as well as the cost of replacement medical devices could potentially damage the medi...
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3/14/2006 4:07:00 AM | Bill targets device makers =(0) Rep. Tony Cornish of Minnesota has proposed a bill that would force medical device makers to cover the costs of not only replacement medical devices, in the case of a recall, but also the cost for the surgeries. Currently, in the case of a medical device recall, the manufacturer will replace the device itself, free of charge, but the insurance comp...
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