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Study reveals recalled heart devices do not increase death rates

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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 some of the recalls alerted users of serious problems such as device malfunctions, other warnings notified of minor glitches such as software abnormalities.


Deaths no higher with recalled heart devices: study

Reuters - 3/14/2006 9:08 AM

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 some of the recalls alerted users of serious problems such as device malfunctions, other warnings notified of minor glitches such as softwar

 
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