Heart Implants May Be Linked To More Deaths, Malfunctions Than Expected: Study
Researchers warn in a new study that deaths due to heart implant malfunctions may occur more often than previously believed.
Researchers warn in a new study that deaths due to heart implant malfunctions may occur more often than previously believed.
Boston Scientific and St. Jude are under investigation over their implantable cardiac defibrillators, the companies report.
A whistleblower lawsuit filed against Guidant has resulted in a $30 million settlement over claims it knowingly sold defective heart implants.
Federal prosecutors have filed a lawsuit against Boston Scientific Corp. and their Guidant subsidiary, alleging that Guidant heart devices that the manufacturer knew were defective were sold to patients, defrauding…
A federal judge has agreed to accept a guilty plea that includes a $296 million settlement payment by Guidant over claims that it tried to cover up problems with defective…
More than one out of every five heart defibrillators implanted in the United States may be unnecessary, or were implanted without their doctor following the appropriate guidelines for when the…
A federal judge has rejected a $296 million plea deal between Guidant and the U.S. government, saying that the settlement fails to properly punish the company for concealing problems with…
Guidant LLC, a subsidiary of Boston Scientific, has plead guilty to federal charges that it attempted to cover up problems with defective defibrillator implants.