Hi - read an article in Orange County Register, 5/25/05, regarding flawed defibrillator. Originated with NY Times by Barry Meier. Very interesting - seems Guidant Corp. didn't tell doctors or patients for 3 years that defibrillator has flaw that causes it to short circuit. When Medtronics received fewer complaints regarding a battery that drained too quickly, they notified doctors of problems. Dr. Barry Maron was quoted in the article. Hopefully you can access the article at Orange County Register, California, website, article "Flaw in heart device kept from doctors". If not the OC Register, maybe the NY Times but I don't know the exact title of their article. Looking forward to seeing some of you at the Convention. I'm really looking forward to attending my first one. Sharon Binder

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