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		<title>FDA Medical Device Regs Updated</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 19:54:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Medtronic, Stryker, J&#38;J Face New U.S. Rules for Medical Device Approvals By David Olmos and Sophia Yan &#8211; // Aug 3, 2010 9:01 PM PT Medical device makers Medtronic Inc., Johnson &#38; Johnson and Stryker Corp. face new safety rules under a revamped program laid out by U.S. regulators that may help speed approval of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LifeMed ID Smart Cards Enhance &#8220;Meaningful Use&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:54:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Life Med ID is the leading Smart Card USA provider for securing patient ID and access to electronic medical records.  The system is the latest technology that can help hospitals and integrated medical groups to meet the new HITECH act &#8220;meaningful use&#8221; guidelines.  The system is a web based system that integrated to other EMR [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parma hospital part of settlement in heart device kickback scheme</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jun 2010 19:24:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Peter Krouse, The Plain Dealer June 04, 2010, 11:39AM PARMA, Ohio &#8212; Parma Community General Hospital must pay part of a $3.9 million settlement that resolves civil allegations that St. Jude Medical Inc. paid illegal kickbacks to two hospitals to secure heart-device business, the U.S. Justice Department announced Friday. The kickbacks represented improper rebates [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ProGEL™ Pleural Air Leak Sealant</title>
		<link>http://www.mdv1.com/2010/06/progel%e2%84%a2-pleural-air-leak-sealant/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jun 2010 04:51:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Product name: ProGEL™ Pleural Air Leak Sealant PMA Applicant: NeoMend, Inc Address: 60 Technology Dr., Irvine, CA 92618 Approval Date: January 14, 2010 Approval Letter: http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cdrh_docs/pdf/P010047a.pdf What is it? The ProGEL™ Pleural Air Leak Sealant is a surgical sealant made of human serum albumin and a polyethylene glycol (PEG) crosslinker that forms a clear flexible gel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thoratec HeartMate II LVAS</title>
		<link>http://www.mdv1.com/2010/06/thoratec-heartmate-ii-lvas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jun 2010 04:49:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a brief overview of information related to FDA’s approval to market this product. See the links below to the Summary of Safety and Effectiveness Data (SSED) and product labeling for more complete information on this product, its indications for use, and the basis for FDA’s approval. What is it? The HeartMate II LVAS [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medtronic Melody® Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve</title>
		<link>http://www.mdv1.com/2010/06/medtronic-melody%c2%ae-transcatheter-pulmonary-valve/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jun 2010 04:46:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[FDA approved this device under the Humanitarian Device Exemption (HDE) program. See the links below to the Summary of Safety and Probable Benefit (SSPB) and other sites for more complete information on this product, its indications for use, and the basis for FDA’s approval. Product Name: Medtronic Melody® Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve (Model PB10) and Medtronic Ensemble® [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Express® LD Iliac Premounted Stent System</title>
		<link>http://www.mdv1.com/2010/06/express%c2%ae-ld-iliac-premounted-stent-system/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mdv1.com/2010/06/express%c2%ae-ld-iliac-premounted-stent-system/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jun 2010 04:44:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a brief overview of information related to FDA’s approval to market this product.  See the links below to the Summary of Safety and Effectiveness Data (SSED) and product labeling for more complete information on this product, its indications for use, and the basis for FDA’s approval. Product Name: Express® LD Iliac Premounted Stent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medtronic Vascular Complete® SE Vascular Stent System</title>
		<link>http://www.mdv1.com/2010/06/medtronic-vascular-complete%c2%ae-se-vascular-stent-system/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mdv1.com/2010/06/medtronic-vascular-complete%c2%ae-se-vascular-stent-system/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jun 2010 04:41:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a brief overview of information related to FDA’s approval to market this product.  See the links below to the Summary of Safety and Effectiveness Data (SSED) and product labeling for more complete information on this product, its indications for use, and the basis for FDA’s approval Product Name: Complete® SE Vascular Stent System [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quick-Close® Vascular Suturing System</title>
		<link>http://www.mdv1.com/2010/06/quick-close%c2%ae-vascular-suturing-system/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mdv1.com/2010/06/quick-close%c2%ae-vascular-suturing-system/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jun 2010 04:36:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Quick-Close® Suture Applier Quick-Ti® Cinch Applier This is a brief overview of information related to FDA’s approval to market this product. See the links below to the Summary of Safety and Effectiveness Data (SSED) and product labeling for more complete information on this product, its indications for use, and the basis for FDA’s approval. Product [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Softec HD Aspheric Posterior Chamber Intraocular Lens</title>
		<link>http://www.mdv1.com/2010/06/softec-hd-aspheric-posterior-chamber-intraocular-lens/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mdv1.com/2010/06/softec-hd-aspheric-posterior-chamber-intraocular-lens/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jun 2010 04:33:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a brief overview of information related to FDA’s approval to market this product. See the links below to the Summary of Safety and Effectiveness Data (SSED) and product labeling for more complete information on this product, its indications for use, and the basis for FDA’s approval. Product Name: Softec HD Aspheric Posterior Chamber [...]]]></description>
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