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LITTLE CANADA, Minn. (AP) - Medical device maker St. Jude Medical Inc. said Friday that background radiation can cause some of its older implantable defibrillators to lose power. The company said it knows of no serious injuries or deaths caused by the problem.
St. Jude said the Food and Drug Administration may decide to recall the devices, which use a jolt of electricity on hearts that go into life-threatening irregular beats. An FDA spokeswoman did not immediately return a message Friday.
FDA spokeswoman Julie Zawisza said only that the agency is looking into the matter.
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