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HeartStart Defibrillator Recall - Phillips by Medical Quack Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted Tue 29 Sep 2009 10:24pm chips were sold during 2007 and 2008.  BD SEATTLE — Philips said Monday it is recalling about 5,400 HeartStart FR2 automated external defibrillators due to a possible memory chip failure that could make the device unable to work properly. The defibrillators are used by trained responders and designated response teams to help treat sudden cardiac Read on »
Boston Scientific Suspending Sales of Implanted Heart Defibrillators – 2 Production Changes Not Cleared by the FDA by Medical Quack Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted Mon 15 Mar 2010 6:08pm .  WASHINGTON — Medical device maker Boston Scientific said Monday it is suspending sales of its heart-shocking defibrillator implants after failing to alert regulators to changes... are required to alert regulators to significant changes in life-sustaining devices like defibrillators, which help correct irregular heart beats. The Natick, Mass.-based company Read on »
No MP3 Headphone Near Heart Disease Patients Equipped with Defibrillator! by Ng Peng Hock Patient Expert Posted Thu 04 Dec 2008 10:18am or implantable defibrillators, the operation of those devices may be interfered. Presented the findings at an American Heart Association conference during November 2008, the researchers... the MP3 player headphones in their pocket or to hang them over their chest. They also advise friends or family members of heart disease patients with implantable defibrillators Read on »
New Defibrillator Has No Wires Leading to the Heart – Clinical Trial in the US, Device has Europe CE Mark by Medical Quack Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted Wed 12 May 2010 10:54pm said Wednesday that they had developed a new type of implantable defibrillator that avoids the need to connect the device directly to the heart with wires, called leads... with 330 patients.  Why is this big news?  Here’s 3 recalls on defibrillators in the last 6 months.  The built in batteries of the devices have a lifetime of around 5 years Read on »
Consumer Information on: Boston Scientific Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillators - P010012S230 by Health & Human Services Posted Tue 23 Nov 2010 12:00am Cardioverter Defibrillators: NIH National Heart Lung and Blood Institute Heart Rhythm Society Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: Heart Rhythm Society      ... Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillator (CRT-D) devices are implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) that also deliver cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). These CRT-Ds use small Read on »
An Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator Goes to Work by Medical Quack Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted Tue 15 Dec 2009 2:13pm an implantable cardiac defibrillator treating the sudden onset of a potentially lethal heart rhythm disturbance. As such, because the defibrillator responds so quickly, heart muscle function is usually preserved. Dr. Wes: Live on TV: An Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator Fires Technorati Tags: defibrillator, heart problems, healthcare, Dr. Wes Read on »
Cardiac defibrillators: use outside the guidelines is sometimes warranted by UABNews Posted Thu 06 Jan 2011 12:00am This week's JAMA study on implantable cardiac defibrillators that don't fall within recommended guidelines from the American College of Cardiology , American Heart Association and Heart Rhythm Society is a reminder, as a UAB heart doctor says, that medicine is not always black and white; there are gray areas that don't always mesh with rigid Read on »
More Evidence that Portable Defibrillators are Important in our Society by franklinb Posted Tue 13 Jul 2010 12:00am that defibrillators are very important. It tells the story of a young high school student who experienced Sudden Cardiac Arrest, and whose life was saved by a portable home defibrillator. Now there is a move afoot to equip all public schools in Colorado with the defibrillators. The fact is that these affordable units save lives! According to the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Read on »
Medtronic Defibrillator Recall Rights by estertey Patient Expert Posted Sat 21 Feb 2009 10:17pm I have posted this before and I am posting it again today to let everyone know the consequences that a Medtronic Defibrillator Recall can cause with regards to health. As I have mentioned before, Medtronic Inc. has removed its Sprint Fidelis defibrillation leads from the market when five patient died. Their deaths was linked to these devices Read on »