Diabetes Charitable Group Dumps Medtronic

Pharmalittle has:

Diabetes Charitable Group Dumps Medtronic

IPump.Org, Inc. Will Refuse Diabetic Supplies Made by Medtronic

"In what could become an unprecedeted kind of initiative, IPump, Inc. has issued a statement that it will no longer accept donated products manufactured by Medtronic.

IPump is a 501(c)3 organization founded to get needed supplies to diabetic children in families that cannot otherwise afford that care. It is no small thing, therefore, for such an organization to close the door on a corporate donor.

IPump's statement on the matter can be accessed at:

http://www.ipump.org/blog/2009/08/08/why-we-
are-no-longer-accepting-medtronic-insulin-pumps-
and-pump-supplies/

There is discussion both of recurrently failing Medtronic devices, cover-ups, and Medtronic's role in the the fight for FDA preemption in the arena of medical devices.

The statement begins:

"Legal and Ethical Concerns Over Medtronic’s Business Practices

Medtronic has a court-documented track record of failing to properly notify its customers in a timely fashion of known product defects. Product failure has resulted in deaths, hospitalizations, and both individual and class action lawsuits against the company. Their inexcusable behavior has even prompted new proposed legislation because legal rights for patients who died or were injured by Medtronic products were substantially limited when it came to suing for tort damages."

IPump further describes Medtronic collecting used and returned devices and "donating" them to IPump, so that the organization has become (their phrase) a "medical device dumpster." Presumably, it is also a tax write-off for the company and, until now, good PR.

Quite extraordinary development, I think."

Visit iPump, Inc. and see what they have to tell you. And check back with Pharmalittle over the next week or so. The comments may become, Interesting, to say the least.

America's Children have just within the last few years been put at a 4000% INCREASED RISK of developing Diabetes, thanks to Harvard's $4.2 Million in Drug Money COI-ed Child Psychiatrist Joe Beiderman, & his 2 associates.

We've also already touched briefly upon Medtronics here.

FDA Approves (Medtronics) Brain Implant For OCD Based On 26 Patients

Industry Influence Must be taken out of Govt & vice versa.

Govt Influence/Money/Health Care Benefits Must be taken Out of/Away From, Industry.