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On June 17, 2005 the following Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICD''s) were recalled by the Guidant Corporation:

• Ventak Prizm 2 DR (Model 1861)
• Contak Renewal (Model H135)
• Contak Renewal (Model H155)

The devices affected by the July 17, 2005 recall are 29,000 defibrillators. 20,600 of the devices were implanted in the USA.

During the same press release, Guidant also informed the FDA that it was to recall the following defibrillators becasue of "memory errors."

• Ventak Prizm AVT
• Vitality AVT
• Contak Renewal 3 AVT
• Contak Renewal 3 AVT HE
• Contak Renewal 4 AVT
• Contak Renewal 4 AVT HE

This set of programming flaws caused the recall of 21,000 ICDs, 18,000 of those were implanted in the USA.

"Guidant Heart Defibrillator Claims"

Boston Scientific Corp. has amended a settlement agreement involving faulty Guidant defibrillator claims to include an additional $45 million, bringing the total settlement amount to $2...

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"FDA Urges Patients to Schedule Exam"

A statement released yesterday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration urged patients with potentially defective models of Boston Scientific/Guidant pacemakers and defibrillators to schedule an exam with their physicians as soon as possible.

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"Defibrillators May fail 10 times more than projected"

A U.S. Food and Drug Administration analysis found that Guidant defibrillators may fail as much as 10 times more than the company projected last year.

Guidant defibrillators have been implanted into thousands of cardiac patients and are used t...

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