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Wed 06 Jun 2007Boston Scientific claims to proceedA federal judge has ruled that some product-liability claims against Boston Scientific over implantable heart defibrillators can proceed, rejecting the medical device maker's motions to dismiss them.Guidant, which Boston Scientific bought last year, continued to sell heart rhythm-management devices after learning of possible defects, Judge Donovan Frank of the US District Court in Minnesota said in a ruling yesterday.