Medtronic to Issue ICD Warning to Doctors
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Medical device maker Medtronic Inc. on Friday said it has begun warning doctors about some faulty batteries installed in a line of its implantable heart defibrillators.
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Privacy advocates are concerned that an implantable microchip designed to help doctors tap into a patient's medical records could undermine confidentiality or could even be used to track the patient's movements.
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In a tug of war over the skyrocketing costs of medical technology, the makers of implantable defibrillators are opposing a plan by Medicare to track the health outcomes of patients who get the devices.
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NEW YORK  - By delivering a small shock that gets the heart beating regularly again, implantable cardioverter-defibrillator or ICDs can save the lives of patients with heart conditions.
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Medical device maker Medtronic Inc.  on Monday said it will spin off its external defibrillator business to focus on higher-growth treatments for chronic ailments such as heart disease and diabetes.
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Report gives mixed reviews on the use of implanted radio frequency identification (RFID) based technology to keep track of medical patients.
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Doctors are warned that ambiguous abbreviations in medical notes are putting patients' lives at risk.
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Medical device stocks were in the spotlight Wednesday with Medicare&#39;s proposal late Tuesday to expand coverage for implantable cardioverter defibrillators, or ICDs, bolstering shares of those companies making the devices.
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PATIENTS&#39; safety could be endangered by new European Union rules on health care, doctors&#39; representatives said yesterday. The British Medical Association said they had serious concerns about the impact of
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At issue is whether makers of medical equipment approved by the federal government may be sued under state law by patients injured by those devices.
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People who&#39;ve had a heart attack and are at a high risk for irregular heartbeats called arrhythmias may have to wait at least a month before they can get an implantable defibrillator.
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Medtronic Inc. MDT.N on Monday said  U.S. regulators approved its Insync Sentry implantable  defibrillator (ICD) months earlier than it expected.
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Doctors try to balance a patient's trust with new technology.
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People with known heart problems   should not take roller-coaster rides and theme parks should   consider having defibrillators on hand in case riders are taken   ill, German doctors said 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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Hospitals are being told to standardise patients' wristbands to cut out errors in care.
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Medtronic Inc. on Thursday recalled the software used to program some SynchroMed implantable pumps because it was susceptible to errors that have led to two deaths and seven serious injuries.