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Maker Drops Hip Device, Then Warns of Failures
09 March 10 11:06 PM

DePuy Orthopaedics alerted doctors to a high early failure rate of its artificial hip after announcing it would phase out the device citing slow sales. Read More...

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Filed under: Medicine and Health, Medical Devices, Implants, Hips, DePuy Orthopaedics, Johnson & Johnson Inc

Medtronic Heart Device Is Approved
26 January 10 01:41 AM

An artificial valve that can be inserted without open-heart surgery. Read More...

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Filed under: Medical Devices, Heart, Medtronic Inc|MDT|NYSE

F.D.A. to Seek New Standards on Human Test Data
30 December 09 03:00 PM

The Food and Drug Administration will seek tougher standards for data from tests by medical device makers. Read More...

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Filed under: Food and Drug Administration, Medical Devices, Clinical Trials

The Work-Up: Costs Surge for Medical Devices, but Benefits Are Opaque
05 November 09 11:28 AM

Medical devices may seem an inviting target to better control Medicare spending, but plans for a health care overhaul do not address the quality or the cost of the products. Read More...

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Filed under: Reform and Reorganization, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Medicine and Health, Medical Devices, Medicare, Defibrillators

Health Bills Aim a Light on Doctors’ Conflicts
04 November 09 02:51 PM

Proposals under consideration in Congress would require an online database showing the payments to doctors made by drug and device makers. Read More...

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Filed under: Senate, Reform and Reorganization, Health Insurance and Managed Care, House of Representatives, Doctors, Medical Devices, Conflicts of Interest