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All content on this site is the property of the St. Jude Medical (SJM) group of companies and is protected by copyright. Permission to use documents (such as presentations, press releases, product information sheets and FAQs) from this website is granted, provided that (1) this notice appears in all copies and that, in particular, both the copyright notice and this permission notice appear, (2) use of such documents from this site is for informational, media and non-commercial or personal use only, and (3) no modifications of any documents are made. Use for any other purpose is expressly prohibited, and may result in severe civil and criminal penalties. Violations will be prosecuted.

Permission given above does not include the use of the design or layout of the SJMProfessional.com website or any other site owned, operated, licensed or controlled by one of the companies of the St. Jude Medical group. Elements of these websites are protected by copyright, trade dress, trademark, unfair competition, and other laws and may not be copied or imitated in whole or in part. No trademark, trade dress, logo, graphic, sound or image from any St. Jude Medical website may be copied or retransmitted unless expressly permitted by the specific St. Jude Medical company that owns these rights.

Disclaimer

All reasonable efforts have been made to include accurate and up-to-date information on this website. However, the St. Jude Medical group of companies and/or its respective suppliers make no representations about the suitability of the information contained in the documents and related graphics published on this site for any purpose. All such documents and related graphics are provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. The St. Jude Medical group of companies and/or its respective suppliers hereby disclaim all warranties and conditions with regard to this information, including all implied warranties and conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement. All access and use of and the content thereof is at the own risk of the user. In no event shall entities of the St. Jude Medical group of companies and/or its respective suppliers be liable for any special, indirect or consequential damages or any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data or profits, whether in an action of contract, negligence or other tortuous action, arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of information available from this site.

Documents on medical device products are not intended to be used as an alternative to consulting with a health care professional or other qualified professional. If you should seek advice on a specific health problem, please contact health care professionals.

The documents and related graphics published on this server could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes are periodically added to the information herein. The St. Jude Medical group of companies and/or its respective suppliers may make improvements and/or changes in the product(s) and/or the program(s) described herein at any time.

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless St. Jude Medical, its officers, directors, employees, agents, suppliers and third party partners from and against all losses, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, resulting from any violation by you of these Terms of Use.

Notices regarding software, documents and services available on this website

In no event shall the St. Jude Medical group of companies and/or its respective suppliers be liable for any special, indirect or consequential damages or any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data or profits, whether in an action of contract, negligence or other tortuous action, arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of software, documents, provision of or failure to provide services, or information available from this site.

Void Where Prohibited. This Web site and its contents are intended to comply with the laws and regulations in the U.S. Although the information on this Web site is accessible to users outside of the U.S., the information pertaining to St. Jude Medical products is intended for use only by residents of the U.S. Other countries may have laws, regulatory requirements and medical practices that differ from those in the U.S. This site links to other sites produced by St. Jude Medical's various operating divisions and subsidiaries, some of which are outside the U.S. Those sites may have information that is appropriate only to that particular originating country. St. Jude Medical reserves the right to limit provision of its products or services to any person, geographic region or jurisdiction and/or to limit the quantities or any products or services we provide. Any offer for any product or service made on this Web site is void where prohibited.

This Terms of Use Agreement and your use of the Web site shall be governed by the laws of the United States of America and the State of Minnesota without regard to its conflicts of laws principles. Any legal action or proceeding related to this Web site shall be brought exclusively in a federal or state court of competent jurisdiction sitting in Minnesota.

Links to third party sites

The links in this area will let you leave St. Jude Medical’s site. The linked sites are not necessarily under the control of the St. Jude Medical corporation and no entity of the St. Jude Medical group of companies is responsible for the contents of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site, or any changes or updates to such sites. Neither is any entity of the St. Jude Medical group of companies responsible for webcasting or any other form of transmission received from any linked site. These links are provided to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by the St. Jude Medical group of companies of the site.

Copyright notice

Copyright © 2009 St. Jude Medical Inc. St. Paul, Minnesota. All rights reserved.

Trademark notice

The trade names of St. Jude Medical products referenced herein, whether or not appearing in bold characters or with the trademark symbol ®, are trademarks of entities of the St. Jude Medical group of companies. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. The use of these trademarks, of the company name St. Jude Medical and the company logo, except as permitted herein, is expressly prohibited and may be in violation of law.

The products discussed herein may have different trade names, different labeling, product presentation and strength in different countries. Please contact our local affiliate in case clarification is requested.

Queries and Feedback

Queries and other feedback addressed to St. Jude Medical through this website should not contain questions on personal health matters or on specific prescription-only products but should be addressed to a health care professional. Should any user of these documents respond with information including feedback data, such as questions, comments, suggestions, or the like regarding the content of such documents, such information shall be deemed to be non-confidential and the St. Jude Medical group of companies shall have no obligation of any kind with respect to such information and shall be free to reproduce, use, disclose, and distribute this information to others without limitation. St. Jude Medical shall be free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques contained in such communication for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to, developing, manufacturing and marketing products.

Your usage of this website may be recorded. The St. Jude Medical group of companies shall be free to use this information for statistical evaluations, to ensure an undisrupted service and to improve our websites. Please do not use this service if you cannot agree with that policy.

Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.

Privacy Policy

Revised April 1, 2004

St. Jude Medical is committed to protecting the privacy of our Web site visitors. This privacy statement describes how we protect, gather, and use information from this St. Jude Medical Web site. We may change this privacy statement at any time for any reason. We will post changes to the privacy statement on this Web site.

Personal Information

Personal information is information that identifies you individually, such as your name, address, email address, company name, birth date, medical device serial number, phone number, or other information that is specific to you. Some pages on this Web site provide online contact forms that require personal information.

Use of Personal Information

St. Jude Medical keeps and uses the personal information collected about you on the contact form to respond to your questions and comments.

We collect, keep, and use the information to register and track patients who have implanted St. Jude Medical devices. In the United States, no patient consent or authorization is required to disclose information to medical device manufacturers for tracking purposes, in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Your device is tracked in accordance with the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Compliance by manufacturers is mandatory within the United States.

In addition, we may use this information to:

  • Develop internal company reports, based on personal information, for promotion, research, and Web site content
  • Track Web site usage so we can improve site content and functionality
  • Formulate personalized Web site access based on your site use and areas of interest
  • Contact you about our products or services or those of others that may be of interest to you
  • Learn about our customers and markets

Read our link notice regarding links to other Web sites.

Non-Personal Information

Non-personal information is information that does not identify you individually. Non-personal information is information we collect from your computer, such as your Web browser, the date and time of your Web site visit, the Web address from which you accessed our site, the number of visitors to the site, the pages viewed, and the length of time on the Web site.

Use of Non-Personal Information

St. Jude Medical uses non-personal information to collect general information about our site visitors. Non-personal information is used by St. Jude Medical and is shared with third parties to:

  • Improve our products, services, and Web site content
  • Generate information about site visitors so we can make this Web site more useful and valuable
  • Personalize information and services for visitors that return to our site

Disclosure of Personal Information

St. Jude Medical and our affiliates will not share personal information collected through this Web site with unrelated third parties, except as provided in this privacy policy.

St. Jude Medical and our affiliates may share personal information with companies that we hire to perform services for us, such as mailing or data processing, where they need your personal information to perform the service. These companies are not authorized to keep or use your personal information for any other purpose.

St. Jude Medical and our affiliates also may share your personal information to comply with legal requirements, such as law, regulation, warrant, subpoena, court order, or in a corporate sale, merger, reorganization, acquisition, dissolution, or similar event.

Children's Privacy

St. Jude Medical does not intentionally collect personal information from children under age 13. If you think that a child has provided us with personal information, please email us. We will use reasonable efforts to delete this information.

Links to Other Web Sites

St. Jude Medical operates multiple Web sites for different purposes in countries where laws that differ from those in the United States may apply. This privacy policy applies only to this Web site.

This privacy policy does not apply to Web sites of other companies or organizations to which our Web site links. These links are provided for your convenience. St. Jude Medical does not control these Web sites, nor are we responsible for their operation or content. We suggest that you review the privacy policy for each Web site you visit.

Cookies

Non-personal data on our Web site may be collected using a technology called cookies. Cookies are small data files that are sent to your browser and placed on your computer's hard drive when you visit a Web site. You can set your browser to accept or decline cookies. Some sections of our Web site may not work properly if you decline cookies.

Security

St. Jude Medical takes reasonable steps to protect personal information from loss and misuse. Please keep in mind that no Internet transmission is 100% secure. Some email sent to or from this site may not be secure. Please consider this when sending information to us by email.

Contact St. Jude Medical

If you have any questions or comments about this privacy policy, please email us.