<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>iPump, Inc. &#187; medtronic</title>
	<atom:link href="http://www.ipump.org/blog/tag/medtronic/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://www.ipump.org/blog</link>
	<description>a (501(c)(3) charity with a heart</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:39:45 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1</generator>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
			<item>
		<title>Why We Are No Longer Accepting Medtronic Insulin Pumps and Pump Supplies</title>
		<link>http://www.ipump.org/blog/2009/08/08/why-we-are-no-longer-accepting-medtronic-insulin-pumps-and-pump-supplies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ipump.org/blog/2009/08/08/why-we-are-no-longer-accepting-medtronic-insulin-pumps-and-pump-supplies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 21:54:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[iPump Announcements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insulin pump supplies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insulin pumps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medtronic]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ipump.org/blog/archives/20</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Legal and Ethical Concerns Over Medtronic’s Business Practices
Medtronic has a court-documented track record of failing to properly notify its customers in a timely fashion of known product defects.   Product failure has resulted in deaths, hospitalizations, and both individual and class action lawsuits against the company.  Their inexcusable behavior has even prompted new [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.ipump.org/blog/2009/08/08/why-we-are-no-longer-accepting-medtronic-insulin-pumps-and-pump-supplies/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Medtronic Paid Doctor to Testify Before Lawmakers</title>
		<link>http://www.ipump.org/blog/2009/08/06/medtronic-paid-doctor-to-testify-before-lawmakers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ipump.org/blog/2009/08/06/medtronic-paid-doctor-to-testify-before-lawmakers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:48:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[iPump Announcements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lawsuits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medtronic]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ipump.org/blog/?p=21</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We do not wish to alienate or offend Medtronic customers &#8211; and we must remind our blog readers that any and all medical device manufacturer is open to lawsuits.  But this recent news only serves to reaffirm our commitment to serving the best interest of our clients and our reason for focusing on working with [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.ipump.org/blog/2009/08/06/medtronic-paid-doctor-to-testify-before-lawmakers/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Hearing on S. 540 Medical Device Safety Act of 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.ipump.org/blog/2009/08/06/hearing-on-s-540-medical-device-safety-act-of-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ipump.org/blog/2009/08/06/hearing-on-s-540-medical-device-safety-act-of-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:48:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diabetes In the News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FDA Alerts, Recalls, Product Safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lawsuits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medtronic]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ipump.org/blog/?p=80</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The following is an excerpt updating  the status of proposed legislation prompted by a lawsuit against Medtronic in which consumers lost.
From:  Medtronic Lead Recall Center
&#8230;&#8221;On August 04, 2009 there was a hearing on S. 540: the Medical Device Safety Act of 2009. This legislation would reverse the 2008 Riegel Supreme Court decision and [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.ipump.org/blog/2009/08/06/hearing-on-s-540-medical-device-safety-act-of-2009/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>FDA Says Medtronic Took 2 Years to Recall Defective Pumps</title>
		<link>http://www.ipump.org/blog/2009/07/10/fda-says-medtronic-took-2-years-to-recall-defective-pumps/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ipump.org/blog/2009/07/10/fda-says-medtronic-took-2-years-to-recall-defective-pumps/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:55:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[FDA Alerts, Recalls, Product Safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insulin pumps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medtronic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recalls]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ipump.org/blog/?p=70</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[July 11, 2009
The Wall Street Journal
by Jon Kamp
Medtronic Recalls Insulin Devices
The following is an excerpt from one of many articles relating to the recent Medtronic infusion set recall of approximately 3 million sets.
Late last month, the medical-device maker came under fire from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which warned Medtronic about what the agency [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.ipump.org/blog/2009/07/10/fda-says-medtronic-took-2-years-to-recall-defective-pumps/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Driver&#8217;s Medtronic Insulin Pump Blamed for Fatal Crash</title>
		<link>http://www.ipump.org/blog/2005/04/02/drivers-medtronic-insulin-pump-blamed-for-fatal-crash/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ipump.org/blog/2005/04/02/drivers-medtronic-insulin-pump-blamed-for-fatal-crash/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2005 04:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[FDA Alerts, Recalls, Product Safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insulin pumps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lawsuits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medtronic]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ipump.org/blog/?p=67</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Driver&#8217;s Insulin Pump Blamed for Fatal Crash
By Jodine Mayberry
Medical Devices Litigation Reporter
A Warren County, Ky., man was killed in a motor vehicle collision after his insulin pump failed to deliver sufficient medication and he lost consciousness behind the wheel, according to a lawsuit filed in a Kentucky federal court.
Plaintiff Paula Kennedy, the administrator of Jeffrey [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.ipump.org/blog/2005/04/02/drivers-medtronic-insulin-pump-blamed-for-fatal-crash/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
