Medtronic Lead Lawsuit News | Sprint Fidelis Recall
The Medtronic lead lawsuit Multidistrict litigation continue even though there have been setbacks and we continue to push for the Medical Device Safety Act legislation which will help protect patients with medical devices. The Sprint Fidelis recall failure rate of defibrillator leads continues to leave heart patients in the difficult position of not knowing if or when they could suffer a lead fracture.
Understanding Ventricular Fibrillation
For a person with a heart condition, ventricular fibrillation is one of the most frightening diagnoses. However, by understanding what it is and how to prevent it from re-occurring, you can help improve your prognosis.
Ventricular Fibrillation and the Heart
With ventricular fibrillation, the electrical system in the heart becomes disorganized. Normally, electrical impulses provided cues to the four chambers of the heart, allowing them time to fill with blood and then open, pumping blood within the heart and allowing it to flow throughout the body. The opening of the valves in the chambers of the heart is the heartbeat.
When a person has ventricular fibrillation, the ventricle quivers instead of pumps, which doesn’t allow it to fill with blood. The heartbeat is irregular and extremely rapid, up to 350 beats per minute. The heart is not able to sustain this pace for more than a few minutes. Without immediate medical treatment, the heart will stop, sending the patient into cardiac arrest, which is often fatal.
Causes of Ventricular Fibrillation
The biggest cause of ventricular fibrillation is a recent heart attack. A variety of pre-existing heart conditions can also make a patient more susceptible. Heart damage from a previous heart attack, a congenital heart defect, or heart conditions such as myocarditis or cardiomyopathy as well as heart surgery and medications can lead to ventricular fibrillation.
Another condition, ventricular tachycardia, if left untreated, can lead to ventricular fibrillation. With ventricular tachycardia, the heartbeat is rapid (100 beats per minute) but regular. Blood is unable to move efficiently through the body and a person with tachycardia may feel chest pain, have a weak pulse, feel short of breath or feel dizzy or faint.
Anyone experiencing any of these symptoms should see a doctor immediately.
Treatment for Ventricular Fibrillation
Doctors treat abnormal heart rhythms by providing an electrical shock. Once the patient’s heart is under control, doctors may insert a device called a defibrillator into the person’s chest. The wires in the defibrillator connect with the heart so the defibrillator can monitor the heart activity and administer electrical shocks as needed to make sure the heart is pumping efficiently.
Although most patients who have defibrillators find that it is a reassuring medical device, some who have a defibrillator manufactured by Medtronic using a wire called Sprint Fidelis, have not been as reassured.
The Sprint Fidelis wire, or lead, which connects to the heart, can fracture or break, thereby providing too great electrical shocks, or conversely, not providing enough electrical shock as needed. If you are a patient with a Sprint Fidelis lead, we encourage you to contact your doctor to discuss your medical options.
We also encourage you to call us. We represent all Sprint Fidelis lead fracture clients on a contingency basis, which means that there are never any legal fees unless we win compensation in your case. For a free no-obligation consultation please call toll free or fill out our short online contact form and a Medtronic lawsuit attorney will contact you to answer any of your questions regarding the ongoing litigation.
We are a law firm dedicated to helping those injured by Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Defibrillator Lead.
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Some people who have been harmed by defective Medtronic leads have filed lawsuits against the manufacturer. But, before filing a Medtronic lead lawsuit, there are several things that you should know.
Which product is defective?
Medtronic Sprint Fidelis defibrillator leads were more prone to fracturing than previous generation models of leads. Defibrillators are implanted heart devices that [...]
Medtronic manufactured a type of heart defibrillator lead that had defective wires. The defective wires were “leads,” which connected the defibrillator to the heart. The leads would fracture, or break, on numerous defibrillators. The Medtronic lead fracture was deadly in some patients.
Which defibrillators were defective?
The Medtronic lead fracture would occur in the Medtronic Sprint Fidelis [...]
Medtronic has been has been involved in litigation for defective Sprint Fidelis heart defibrillator leads. These Medtronics lawsuits were initiated because the “leads,” which are wires that connect the defibrillator device to the heart, could break, causing serious injury, and even death in some patients.
How many defective leads were produced?
More than 268,000 Medtronic Sprint Fidelis [...]
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Medtronic Defibrillator
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A defibrillator is a life-saving [...]
