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The FDA has granted clearance to a product that may shock some consumers – literally. Philips Medical Systems (Bothell, Washington) got the nod from the FDA in mid-September to market its HeartStart Home Defibrillator over the counter for the treatment of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), the first such clearance in the U.S.

FDA clears Philips’ HeartStart defibrillator for over-the-counter sales