I guess there is only one question to be asked: what other sources of this kind of products are there? Ioan -----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... 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? --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 -----------------------------------------------------