Yeah, another "offshore broker". They pull up in the driveway in a
horse-drawn cart, and the components purchasing directer runs out
salivating.
Supply chain quality management at its best.
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From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Bill Campbell
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Subject: Re: [TN] Bad capacitors in Boston Scientific Defibrillators and
Pacemakers...
probably some buyer decided he could save $.35 on a reel of 5000....
On 6/27/06, Stadem, Richard D. <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Yes. If they are used for military product, this would ordinarily be
> covered by a GUIDEP alert.
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> From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Reuven ROKAH
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> and Pacemakers...
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> There is another important question:
> If it capacitor failure: the capacitor supplier should inform were and
> to whom they were sold and to alert the customers who supposed to use
> them.......
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> Best Regards
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> Reuven ROKAH
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> I guess there is only one question to be asked: what other sources of
> this kind of products are there?
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> Ioan
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> From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Stadem, Richard D.
> Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 9:31 AM
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> Subject: Re: [TN] Bad capacitors in Boston Scientific Defibrillators
> and Pacemakers...
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> I also found the article disturbing. Some of the facts in the article
> don't quite add up.
>
> They sampled a small percentage. Obviously (I hope) they chose a
> sample size based on the number of defective assemblies they were
> seeing that would ensure the problem caps would be detected if
> present. I assume this was after the fact was discovered. The article
> states that they did not find any bad caps. Was not the sample size
> large enough, or is the problem something else? I am assuming there
> are capacitors from the bad lot still available for inspection.
> All of the bashing of Guidant's processes is not only unprofessional,
> but also very suspicious. These processes are carefully monitored by
> medical quality auditors. If the problem was in product released by
> Guidant and still being manufactured by Boston Sci, how come they did
> not find the problem, either?
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