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Description of MDL No. 08-1905 (RHK/JSM).
In re Medtronic – Fidelis.
Summary Description of In re Medtronic, Inc. Sprint Fidelis Leads Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 08-1905.
This multidistrict litigation consists of hundreds of claims currently pending before this Court involving implantable defibrillator leads manufactured and sold under the brand name “Sprint Fidelis” by defendants Medtronic, Inc., Medtronic Puerto Rico, Inc., n/k/a Medtronic International Technology, Inc., Medtronic Puerto Rico Operations Co., Inc., and Medtronic USA, Inc. (together, “Medtronic”). The following models of Sprint Fidelis leads are at issue in this litigation: (a) 6949 LFJ extendable/retractable screw fixation (S) model; (b) 6948 LFH tuned fixation (T) model; (c) 6931 LFT S fixation; and (d) 6930 LFK T fixation. Additional cases, based on similar allegations, are pending in various state courts.
Sprint Fidelis leads are insulated wires located inside a protective sleeve that is attached to an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (”ICD”) and threaded through the patient’s vein into the heart. If the ICD detects an abnormal heart rhythm, the ICD transmits an electric pulse through the Sprint Fidelis lead to shock the heart back into a normal rhythm.
Plaintiffs generally are individuals who were implanted with Sprint Fidelis leads and, in some cases, family members of those individuals. Plaintiffs claim, among other things, that Sprint Fidelis leads are defective and create a risk of fracture; that they have suffered emotional distress as a result of their Sprint Fidelis leads; that Medtronic breached express and implied warranties; that Medtronic violated various consumer protection statutes in marketing Sprint Fidelis leads; and that Medtronic has been unjustly enriched. Some of the individual plaintiffs allege that Sprint Fidelis leads caused physical injuries, while other plaintiffs claim that they require additional medical monitoring. Some complaints seek class action status.
Medtronic contends that plaintiffs’ claims lack legal merit because, among other reasons, they are preempted by federal law. Medtronic also contends that it acted appropriately in designing, manufacturing, and marketing Sprint Fidelis leads.
The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation determined that it was appropriate to centralize Sprint Fidelis lead cases in the District of Minnesota. All federal Sprint Fidelis lead cases have been transferred to the District of Minnesota for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings. The cases are assigned to District Judge Richard H. Kyle and Magistrate Judge Janie S. Mayeron. Subsequent Sprint Fidelis cases filed in or removed to federal court will be transferred to the District of Minnesota and become part of MDL No. 08-1905 (RHK/JSM) as “tag along” cases.
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The Medtronic Sprint Fidelis 6949 is one of the manufacturer’s heart defibrillator leads that was subject to the Medtronic lead recall in 2007. These defective leads were also used in non-Medtronic heart defibrillators and pacemakers.
What is the function of defibrillator leads?
Defibrillators are implanted heart devices that shock abnormal heart rhythms back to a normal rhythm. [...]
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 is a manufacturer of a variety of medical products, notably of the Medtronic defibrillator. The internal cardioverter defibrillator is a small computer that [...]
