Medtronic Recall News | Medtronics Lawsuit | Medical Device Safety Act Legislation Update 2009
Since the Medtronic recall of Sprint Fidelis heart leads in October 2007, patients are continuing to suffer from the life threatening consequences of a fractured defibrillator lead with no real legal recourse. Following the 2008 Supreme Court decision Riegel v. Medtronic, patients and families have been prevented from having the right to file a viable Medtronics lawsuit to help cover medical bills, lost wages and pain and suffering based on FDA preemption. In the 2008 case, the court decided that the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act preempts (prevents) state-law damages lawsuits brought by patients who have been injured by medical devices (like the Medtronic Sprint Fidelis leads) that were approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
We are continuing to fight for patients who have been affected by the Medtronic recall of Sprint Fidelis leads, however this legislation is very important for patients who have already suffered from a broken lead along with patients of other medical devices.
On May 12, 2009 there was a hearing on H.R. 1346, the Medical Device Safety Act of 2009. This legislation would overturn the 2008 Riegel Supreme Court decision and allow patients injured by medical devices the right to bring a claim for compensation. This legislation would also help remove harmful medical products from the market even if they were initially approved by the FDA. This benefits all patients by helping make sure that safe medical products are in the marketplace. The Medical Device Safety Act is vitally important for victims of defective Medtronic defibrillator leads who are currently left without any meaningful legal options and patients in general who use FDA approved medical devices.
The following are links to the House of Representative testimony along with video of the hearing.
• David Vladeck, J.D., Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center
• William H. Maisel, M.D., M.P.H., Director, Medical Device Safety Institute
• Gregory Curfman, M.D., Editor, New England Journal of Medicine
• Bridget Robb, Gwynedd, Pennsylvania
• Richard Cooper, Partner, Williams & Connolly LLP
• Michael Kinsley, Seattle, Washington
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We are continuing to fight for patients rights who have been affected by the Medtronic recall of Sprint Fidelis leads.
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If you or a loved one have been injured by the Medtronic Sprint Fidelis lead please contact us immediately. You may be entitled to compensation.
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 [...]
