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Monday, 19 November 2007 |
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Several medical experts say that Medtronic Inc. and the Food and Drug Administration may have acted too slowly in issuing a recall for Medtronic’s Sprint Fidelis defibrillator lead wires. The Sprint Fidelis leads were recalled on October 14 after it was determined that they were more likely to fracture than other lead wires. |
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Tuesday, 30 October 2007 |
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According to reports, Medtronic knew as early as March 2007 of the health risks associated with the Sprint Fidelis defibrillator leads, but waited until October to issue a recall notice. The company finally issued the Sprint Fidelis recall after learning of at least five deaths and hundreds of cases of injuries linked to defibrillator wire problems. |
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Tuesday, 23 October 2007 |
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Congress has sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration stating that it will investigate the agency’s safety review process for defibrillator lead wires. The letter stated that the review was prompted by the recent Medtronic defibrillator recall of the company’s Sprint Fidelis leads, which were pulled off the market last week. |
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Friday, 19 October 2007 |
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A woman in Canada has filed a national class action lawsuit against Medtronic, the makers of the recalled Sprint Fidelis lead wire. Sherry Robinson’s Medtronic defibrillator lawsuit alleges that the company knowingly sold a defective product, which could place patients at risk of painful injuries from defibrillator wire problems. |
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Thursday, 18 October 2007 |
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Financial experts say that Medtronic could face more than 1,000 lawsuits over the recall of a metal wire used with the company’s defibrillators. Carol Levenson, an analyst with the financial website Gimme Credit, predicts that the company could face even more lawsuits over the recalled Sprint Fidelis lead wire than the 1,000 that have been filed over a 2005 recall of Medtronic defibrillators. |
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