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BSX further comments:

Boston Scientific stops defibrillator sales
March 15, 2010 02:00 PM
By Robert Weisman, Globe Staff

Natick medical device maker Boston Scientific Corp. today said it has halted shipment and is recalling two of its best-selling products because changes in the way they are produced weren't approved by the Food and Drug Administration...

"We believe this event could create reputational damage for Boston Scientific," Larry Biegelsen, senior analyst for financial firm Wells Fargo Securities LLC in New York, warned in an investor note..

http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2010/03/boston_scientif_144.html

I was told by someone in biotech manufacturing that you never let a scientist alone in an FDA-approved facility because they always want to tinker with things to make them better, and that was too expensive.