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Tuesday, 16 October 2007 |
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Two patients who allege they were injured by faulty lead wires in their defibrillators have filed a lawsuit against their manufacturer, Medtronic Inc. Leonard Stavish and Kelly Luisi claim that defects in their Sprint Fidelis leads—the metal wires that connect a defibrillator to the heart—caused their defibrillators to deliver painful, unnecessary shocks to their hearts. The lawsuit is seeking class action status on behalf of patients who were injured due to defibrillator wire problems. |
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Tuesday, 16 October 2007 |
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A leading consumer advocacy group says that rising injury reports should have led the Food and Drug Administration to issue a Medtronic lead recall earlier this year. The Sprint Fidelis leads were only recalled by Medtronic on October 14 after the company learned of at least five deaths that may have been caused by malfunctions with the lead wires. |
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Monday, 15 October 2007 |
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Medtronic Inc. has issued a recall for a type of metal wire used in its defibrillators. The Medtronic recall for the Sprint Fidelis lead wire was issued due to its increased risk of breaking after a defibrillator is implanted. Medtronic says that at least five patients have died so far after experiencing a malfunction. |
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