Senators press Medtronic for device info (Star Tribune)
WASHINGTON - Three U.S. senators have asked Fridley-based Medtronic Inc. to supply detailed information about how the company keeps track of its medical devices after they go to market.
In a six-page letter that strikes an investigational tone, Sens. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, Herb Kohl, D-Wis., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., on Thursday called for specific explanations of how Medtronic monitors products once they are released to the public. The letter also seeks specific data about Medtronic's embattled spine product I...
