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Medtronic Infuse Adverse-Event Reporting Gaps Spotlighted

This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet

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The Minneapolis-based Star Tribune says Medtronic failed to report more than 750 adverse events uncovered during a 2006-2008 chart review of Infuse patients. But the company struck back, saying the newspaper’s version omits key facts.

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