Medtronic Recall Class Action Lawsuit Information
On October 15, 2007 a Medtronic recall was issued due to reports of at least five patient deaths linked with defective defibrillator leads. The heart leads are susceptible to fracture which can then cause the defibrillator to deliver unnecessary shocks or not operate at all. Following the recall no more Sprint Fidelis leads were sold or manufactured. In addition, remaining inventory of the Medtronic leads was removed from hospitals. Sprint Fidelis leads model numbers 6930, 6931, 6948 and 6949 are affected by the recall.
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillators are used to help shock the heart in order to treat abnormal heart rhythms that can cause the heart to suddenly stop. When a Medtronic lead wire fractures of breaks the lead can send false signals that create inappropriate defibrillator shocks, or therapies such as pacing or shocks may not be delivered.
Approximately 268,000 Sprint Fidelis leads have been implanted worldwide. Patients with these recalled leads continue to suffer from lead fractures requiring surgery to replace the defective leads. Currently, there is no test that can predict which lead will fracture and the FDA does not recommend the routine removal of leads due to the risk of such surgeries.
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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
Medtronic is a manufacturer of a variety of medical products, notably of the Medtronic defibrillator. The internal cardioverter defibrillator is a small computer that [...]
Patients across the country continue to file Medtronic Sprint Fidelis lawsuit claims spurred by lead recall of the Sprint Fidelis wires. As patients face long-term side effects from the faulty defibrillator wires, they seek compensation from the company they believe knew of the wire problems long before the recall was issued.
A defibrillator is a life-saving [...]
