Kevin V. Ryan, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California
Kevin V. Ryan, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Calif., holds up the Ancure 'stent-graft' device, which is used during operations to treat heart aneurysms, at a news conference in San Francisco, Thursday, June 12, 2003. Endovascular Technologies of Menlo Park, Calif., the manufacturer of heart surgery devices, pleaded guilty Thursday to covering up malfunctions that may have led to 12 deaths and many other complications. The company agreed to pay $92.4 million in civil and criminal penalties to settle the federal case. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)