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		search within: All Publications Medicare Drug Focus "The Blue Sheet" "The Gold Sheet" "The Gray Sheet" Medicare Guide "The Pink Sheet" "The Pink Sheet DAILY" "The Rose Sheet" "The Silver Sheet" "The Tan Sheet" Health News Daily Pharmaceutical Approvals Research Policy ALERT Washington Fax   A D V E R T I S E M E N T A D V E R T I S E M E N T  May 12, 2008 Volume 34 , Number 19  Medtronic Recalls Certain Disposables Made With Contaminated Heparin Safety concerns surrounding tainted lots of the anticoagulant drug heparin have moved more squarely into the device space with the “precautionary” recall of selected Medtronic products coated with the Carmeda BioActive surface.   READ MORE>> Legal Issues Abound For Device Marketers In The Blogosphere Tapping into the blogosphere could give medical device companies unprecedented access to patient and physician customers, but using blogs for marketing purposes carries a raft of legal responsibilities as well.    READ MORE>> Senate Crafts Import Safety Bill, As Device Reps Prep For House Hearing Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., is crafting a bill to strengthen FDA’s oversight of products manufactured overseas, including devices.    READ MORE>>       Covidien Reports No Procedure Slowdown, Boosts Fiscal 2008 Guidance     Boston Scientific Puts Its Own Stamp On New Line Of Pacemakers     TranS1 Debuts “Least Invasive,” Two-Level Lumbar Spine Fusion System     Financings In Brief       Chart: FDA's April 2008 Clearances of 510(k)s       Chart: FDA Recalls -- May 7, 2008     Medtronic job cuts     NuVasive buys biologic bone matrix product     Boston Scientific/Medinol dispute     Applera spins off Celera       FDA Lifts Injunction On GE Surgical Unit’s Flagship Product     FDA Task Force Takes Hard Look At Leachable Chemical In Medical Products     Pre-Clinical Testing Issues Spark Questions From DES Manufacturers     FDA News In Brief     FDA Quality Systems Expert Shares Advice On CAPA Compliance     Chart: FDA Warning Letters Released the Weeks of April 28 - May 5       Coalition Asks Medicare Panel To Place PAD Screening Among Top Priorities     House Panel Weighs Alternatives To DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program     CMS Denies Most New Code Requests For Durable Medical Equipment

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