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| September 20, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Financial Times Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

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Byline: LAURAN NEERGAARD

The baby born without ribs would soon suffocate _ his chest couldn't expand for breathing. So Dr. Robert Campbell improvised, propping open the baby's chest with pins normally used in broken bones until he could invent a rib that would grow with the boy.

Frustrated doctors say they too often find themselves rigging adult medical devices to fit children's tiny bodies and special needs. Now pediatric experts have begun a major push to fill the gap.

"There's an ethical responsibility to assure that we have safe and effective devices for use in children," says Dr. Jon Abramson, pediatric chairman…

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