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FDA seeks concerted response to defibrillator woes

Federal health officials are calling on manufacturers of heart-zapping defibrillators to fix long-standing problems with the emergency devices that have triggered dozens of recalls and led to injuries and death.

The Food and Drug Administration said Monday that the devices have been plagued by design and manufacturing flaws for years, occasionally failingĀ  in life-and-death situations. Get the full story »