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Three former executives of a company that makes machines that test lead levels in humans deliberately concealed that the devices produced falsely low results.

They're charged in connection with a conspiracy to conceal a malfunction with equipment that tested for lead poisoning in the blood of children and adults.

The devices in question tested lead levels through blood draws or fingersticks and accounted for more than half of all blood lead tests conducted in the U.S. from 2013 through 2017, prosecutors said.

Three former executives of medical device company Magellan Diagnostics concealed a malfunction in the company’s lead-testing devices that caused tests to underestimate the level of lead in peoples blood, U.S. prosecutors in Boston said in announcing criminal charges on Wednesday.

Three former executives of a company that makes machines that test lead levels in humans deliberately concealed a problem with the devices that produced falsely low results for tens of thousands of children, federal prosecutors said on April 5. The children, as well as pregnant people and others, faced serious health risks because of the

They deliberately concealed a problem that produced falsely low results for tens of thousands of children.

Three former executives of a medical device company are being charged in connection with conspiracy, wire fraud, and FDA violations for a product that allegedly produced inaccurately low lead test results.

Three medical executives lied - and have since been charged - causing tens of thousands of patients to receive inaccurately low lead test results, officials stated.

They're charged in connection with an alleged conspiracy to conceal a malfunction with equipment that tested for dangerous lead poisoning in the blood of tens of thousands of children and adults.

Three former executives of a Billerica medical device company are charged with federal violations after allegedly covering up flaws in a lead testing device.