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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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> -----Original Message-----
> From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Reuven ROKAH
> Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 8:58 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [TN] Bad capacitors in Boston Scientific Defibrillators 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.......
>
> Best  Regards
>
> Reuven  ROKAH
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>              "Tempea, Ioan"
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>              27/06/2006 16:40          Re: [TN] Bad capacitors in Boston
>                                        Scientific Defibrillators and
>                                        Pacemakers...
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>               "Tempea, Ioan"
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> I guess there is only one question to be asked: what other sources of
> this kind of products are there?
>
> Ioan
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Stadem, Richard D.
> Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 9:31 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> 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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