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Defective implanted heart defibrillators<\/a> have been the subjects of many recalls over the last several years. This week, Boston Scientific Inc., advised doctors that a part in certain models of its implanted heart defibrillators made in 2006 and 2007 has a \u201csomewhat higher\u2019\u2019 failure rate, requiring units to be reprogrammed. The company reported a failure rate of one in 670 devices. No deaths or injuries have been reported.<\/p>\n

Boston Scientific estimates that about 34,000 patients still have the defibrillators implanted, even though they are no longer sold.<\/p>\n

Boston Scientific temporarily recalled its defibrillators in March of this year after failing to notify US regulators of manufacturing changes. In April, the company recorded $1.8 billion in costs from the withdrawal. The company said the recall will result in the loss of four percentage points this year from the company\u2019s share of the US defibrillator market.<\/p>\n

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