Medtronic warns defibrillator batteries could fail early

Hundreds of thousands of Medtronic-made implantable defibrillators are at risk of failing early because of a battery problem, according to an alert issued by the Minnesota med-tech giant. The Star Tribune has a report on the warning issued earlier this year by Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) to health providers. The Food and Drug Administration on Monday published a Class I recall notice as a result of the alert. The warning applies to nearly 340,000 implanted products, including the compa ny's Evera and…
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