MEDTRONIC PREDICTS BETTER ICD SALES AFTER A SLOW START IN U.S.

Growth in sales for implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) has slowed in the United States, but Medtronic Inc. expects sales to gain speed throughout the year, an executive of the medical device maker said Tuesday. Minneapolis/St.Paul Business Journal (http://sanantonio.bizjournals.com/twincities/stories/2006/06/12/daily21.html)