FDA issues stern warning on Medtronic devices

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FDA issues stern warning on Medtronic devices

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/fda-issues-stern-warning-medtronic-devices-234742202--finance.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Z76lQGYQ0Xsypmxk4Xu1vA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9fc535e8bea75026430f6a7067001fa4.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2005 file photo, The &quot;Rising Man&quot; symbol stands in front of the Fridley, Minn., based Medtronic. Medtronic announced Friday, Nov. 15, 2013, that the Food and Drug Administration recall of 15,000 guidewires had been classified as Class I, a category reserved for products with reasonable potential to cause serious injury or death. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2005 file photo, The &quot;Rising Man&quot; symbol stands in front of the Fridley, Minn., based Medtronic. Medtronic announced Friday, Nov. 15, 2013, that the Food and Drug Administration recall of 15,000 guidewires had been classified as Class I, a category reserved for products with reasonable potential to cause serious injury or death. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)" border="0" /></a>Federal health officials say that defects in some Medtronic devices used in heart procedures are severe enough that they could cause serious injury or death.</p><br clear="all"/>

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