St. Jude Epic
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
VR and DR implantable cardioverter defibrillators, approved by FDA in September, store 34 joules of energy and can deliver 30 J, while Guidant's competing Prizm II devices store 31 J and deliver 27 J. "The Gray Sheet" incorrectly reported that the Prizm II devices deliver 31 joules (1"The Gray Sheet" Aug. 26, 2002, p. 34)...
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