News for February, 2009

Study shows heart leads may fail as they age

heart lead graphic 150x150Congressional dems seek reversal of Supreme Court Decision

A new study published Monday in the Heart Rhythm medical journal suggests that the more than 200,000 recipients of  Medtronic heart defibrillator leads may be at a greater risk than previously thought.

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Judge tosses medtronic lawsuits, doesn’t disclose son’s ties

medtronic logo 150x91U.S. District Judge Richard Kyle dismissed thousands of lawsuits against Medtronic Inc., manufacturer of the faulty Sprint Fidelis defibrillators that have allegedly injured and killed several people. Attorneys serving the patients, however, may seek to have the judge disqualified from the case because he never disclosed that his son works for the law firm representing .

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