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Following concerns that Medtronic was overspending on the high-tech system and not developing it fast enough, FDA clearance is a major victory for the Minnesota-run medtech company.

Nancy Ingham gives newborn Sophia Rash a hepatitis B shot several hours after she was born, Jan. 17, 2006.
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