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To: dr.praveen who wrote (31)	11/2/2006 11:46:56 AM
From: semi_infinite	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 136

I remember that when Pappone commented on that in an article. There were inaccuracies and the publisher had to retract some Pappone's comments and the revised article was re-posted the next day. It caused quite a stir at the time. The company came out and said that it's true they have been trying to figure out how to shrink the magnets (it's not a trivial exercise since they are already using the most powerful room temperature material) since the company began. However, they also said they still don't know how long it will take to come up with next gen AND that even if they do come up with one, it will probably be more expensive, not less. Pappone's overoptimistic comments implied "soon" and "cheaper", both of which were withdrawn by the editors of heart.org Any new design will have to go through FDA clearance again and I give it very low probability that it will be sooner than 2010. btw - they already went the supercool magnet route early on and i doubt they want to go back there.