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6/27/2006 2:25:00 PM | Medtronic drug-eluting stent advancing 
=(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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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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6/19/2006 6:58:00 PM | Pacemaker that can predict heart failure =(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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6/17/2006 8:40:00 AM | Chicago Suit Says Man Got Hepatitis From Stolen Body Tissue =(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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6/12/2006 4:23:00 PM | Medtronics targeted in St. Clair County again =(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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5/16/2006 7:31:00 PM | Competition about to heat up for J&J spine disc =(0) A second type of artifical spinal disc, made by Synthes Inc., is set to hit the market, awaiting final FDA approval. Medicare and insurance coverage for this type of procedure is slow in coming, however, because of reports of complications from the existing Johnson & Johnson Charite disc, and uncertainty whether disc replacement is a superior treat...
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5/15/2006 12:51:00 PM | Medtronic outlines its initiatives on pacemaker guides =(0) Medtronic, a medical device maker, has outlined improvements it is implementing to adhere to the guidelines recently recommended by the Heart Rhythm Society: It is expanding its panels that study performance trends and quality control; it is creating a patient advisory panel to improve communication with patients; it will work to pool data fro...
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5/10/2006 11:01:00 AM | Medtronic begins study on new ICD device =(0) Medtronic has begun a clinical trial to study a new device in the treatment of mild to moderate heart failure. The device is an implantable defibrillator, but also is able to transmit data via phone lines so that doctors can more closely monitor patient heart rate, pressure, body temperature and activity. ..............................
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3/23/2006 1:09:00 PM | Medtronic claims win in stent patent case =(0) Medtronic has successfully defended the patent lawsuit filed against them by Johnson & Johnson. An arbitration panel ruled that the Driver stent by Medtronic did not violate a Johnson & Johnson license for its Cordis stent. There are more patent disputes to follow between several medical device manufacturers. ........................
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3/19/2006 12:20:00 AM | Heart of the matter =(0) Susan Peterson, a Minnesota woman who was implanted with a Medtronic heart medical device to help her enlarged heart condition, found it difficult to get facts from Medtronic when they issued a recall for her medical device. Once the truth came to light, her Medtronic defibrillator was immediately replaced and she now works to secure improved legis...
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3/17/2006 9:40:00 AM | Medtronic expands pacemaker labeling =(0) Medtronic, Inc. makers of medical devices like pacemakers and defibrillators has received FDA approval to expand the use of their pacemakers. The approved new labeling of the devices will allow doctors to prescribe them to a larger group of patients. No details were released as to the new applications of the Medtronic pacemakers. Medtronic has been...
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3/14/2006 9:08:00 AM | Deaths no higher with recalled heart devices: study =(0) A study has revealed that patients implanted with recalled heart devices do not have higher fatality rates than those patients who use products equipped with no safety warnings. Prominent defibrillator and pacemaker manufacturer Guidant Corp., has been issued numerous recalls and safety warnings over the past few years for their devices. While som...
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