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4/3/2006 10:08:00 AM | The JGS Group Announces Contact Center Services for Medical Device 
=(0) In order to help companies, doctors and patients in situations where a defective medical device is recalled, the JGS Group is offering a new service where they will provide contact centers, including phone and email support, to companies that hire them to handle reimbursement claims. This kind of short term contact center can increase communication...
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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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3/29/2006 3:42:00 AM | Medtronic: Guidant infringed on patents =(0) Medtronic has sued Guidant in both Ireland and California, claiming patent infringement with regard to its stent device. A stent is a wire mesh inserted into an artery to keep it open and filter out blood clots which can lead to stroke or heart attack. The stents in question are Guidant's Multi-Link Vision and Xience V. Stock market ...
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3/25/2006 4:13:00 AM | Medical device bill withdrawn =(0) A Minnesota bill that proposed to force medical device manufacturers to pay for all the medical costs associated with a recall was withdrawn.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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3/23/2006 7:07:00 PM | Woman: Failed defibrillator killed spouse =(0) A woman has filed a product liability and wrongful death lawsuit against Guidant Corporation because of a malfunctioning implanted defibrillator that may have killed her husband. Kathleen Gohde was alerted to the problem when while paying final respects to her husband, she heard a beeping sound indicating that the implanted defibrillator was malfun...
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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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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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3/13/2006 2:31:00 PM | Guidant: Now It’s Batteries =(0) Notable defibrillator and pacemaker manufacturer Guidant Corp., which has already been subject to numerous recalls, may be facing another safety warning. Representatives for the corporation alerted users that the possibility of low battery voltage in some heart devices may be the cause of yet another recall. The manufacturer, based in Indianapolis,...
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3/4/2006 12:54:00 AM | La. recipients of dubious transplant parts sue companies =(0) A class action lawsuit has been launched against medical supply company, Biomedical Tissue Services, by hundreds of Louisiana transplant recipients. According to the plaintiffs, several of the transplanted body parts, stolen from corpses, may have been infected with syphilis, hepatitis, or covered with cancer. The lawsuit claims that the New York s...
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3/2/2006 11:22:00 PM | Leftover lifesavers =(0) Many defective defibrillators and pacemakers may be going undiscovered by potential plaintiff and medical device manufacturers alike. In many instances the devices are removed from the deceased in funeral homes and are never returned to the manufacturer or to the families of the deceased. The devices are therefore never analyzed for failure or malf...
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