Implantable Heart Device Receives F.D.A. Approval
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The grapefruit-size device allows patients to move freely for up to two hours at a time.
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The Food and Drug Administration approved an implantable computer chip that can pass a patient's medical details to doctors.
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A Massachusetts company received federal approval Tuesday to sell up to 4,000 artificial hearts a year, though the number of devices implanted annually will likely be far smaller.
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After three decades of research and a difficult three-year human trial, one of the most complex and expensive devices in medical history won federal approval yesterday: the first fully implantable artificial heart.
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U.S. regulators have approved a new  medical device to evaluate patients suspected of having blood  clots blocking vessels, including pulmonary arteries, the  manufacturer, Biosite Inc., said on Thursday.
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Implanon, a rod-shaped contraceptive implanted in the upper arm for up to three years, received federal approval, health officials said Tuesday.
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Federal regulators approved use of an artificial heart yesterday, marking the first time a mechanical device has been made widely available to replace a failing human organ.
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NEW YORK  - New guidelines recommend precautionary measures when it comes to driving for people who have been given an implantable defibrillator, called an ICD.
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Cardiovascular device maker Guidant  Corp. GDT.N said on Wednesday U.S. regulators cleared the use  of its implantable heart failure therapies for a wider group of  patients.
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today the approval of a temporary artificial heart for use in patients awaiting a heart transplant.
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An automated external defibrillator for use at home can now be sold over the counter, the Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday.
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WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration plans to revamp how it handles safety issues with the stents, pacemakers, implantable defibrillators and other medical devices it regulates.
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U.S. health regulators on Friday approved Medtronic Inc's new drug-eluting heart stent, the first heart device of its kind to win U.S. approval in about 4 years.
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An implantable lens to correct the vision of nearsighted people won approval from the Food and Drug Administration on Monday.
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The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved an implantable computer chip that can pass a patient's medical details to doctors, speeding care.
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The CardioWest artificial heart, devloped by University Medical Center&#39;s artificial heart team and used in more than 300 patients worldwide, is the first ever to win approval from the US Food and Drug Administration.
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Regulators sign off on implantable tracking device to manage treatment of Alzheimer's, diabetes, heart disease, other conditions.