Aug 6 (Reuters) - US Food & Drug Administration:
FDA: ISSUES EARLY ALERT ON WATCHMAN ACCESS SYSTEM ISSUE FROM BOSTON SCIENTIFIC
FDA: AS OF JULY 30, BOSTON SCIENTIFIC HAS REPORTED 120 SERIOUS INJURIES AND 17 DEATHS ASSOCIATED WITH WATCHMAN ACCESS SYSTEM ISSUE
FDA: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC HAS ISSUED A LETTER TO AFFECTED CUSTOMERS RECOMMENDING CERTAIN WATCHMAN ACCESS SYSTEMS HAVE UPDATED USE INSTRUCTIONS
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