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Spinal Injuries from Off-Label Use of Medtronic's Infuse Bone Graft Drowned by Medtronic's Recent Defibrillator Coverage

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Medtronic, the medical device giant best known for its heart and diabetes technologies, has recently released a flurry of press releases regarding the FDA?s approval of its software to detect cracks in potential defective Medtronic defibrillator leads. These defective components in their Medtronic's medical devices the company had manufactured were subject to an October 2007 recall. While the risk for serious injury from system failure persists for some patients with the Sprint Fidelis lead in their implanted defibrillator, what these Medtronic press releases have effectively done is bury reports of serious injury caused by off-label use of Medtronic?s Infuse Bone Graft system.

Full post as published by Tennessee Law Blog on September 10, 2008 (boomark / email).

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