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Asides & Insides.

Publication: Modern Healthcare
Publication Date: 22-JAN-07
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Asides & Insides.(Outliers)(Cleveland Clinic Health System)(Arizona Heart Institute, Phoenix)(New Jersey hospitals)

Article Excerpt
Cleveland Clinic embarks on apology for a dog of a demo

The beleaguered Cleveland Clinic has spent months extricating itself from the deep doo-doo of physician and institutional conflicts of interest, but now it's really stepped in it: Dog lovers are hot on its trail.

During a demonstration of a new medical device to sales representatives of the maker, San Jose, Calif.-based Micrus Endovascular Corp., a large mixed-breed dog died. The death occurred after a brain aneurism was induced in the previously healthy dog by an unnamed clinic surgeon. The device, an aneurysm coil, is supposed to stop brain damage from an aneurysm. After the procedure, the dog was euthanized.

The incident earlier this month drew investigators from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and howls of protest from animal rights group People for the Ethical...

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