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Medtronic Recalls Defibrillator

Medtronic Recalls Defibrillator Wires

On October 15, 2007, Medtronic, Inc. announced that several of the electrical wires it sells were defective and may have contributed to the deaths of at least 5 patients by failing to deliver a necessary shock. If you or a loved one were implanted with a Medtronic Sprint Fidelis lead wire (Model 6930, 6931, 6948, or 6949), you may have a valuable claim against Medtronic. We urge you to act now to protect your legal rights-please give us a call.

Medtronic Lead Wire Case:

10/15/2007 - Medtronic sent out notice about defective lead wires prone to fracture and failure within 14 months after implant, and which may have contributed to 5 deaths. Reports estimate approximate 235,000 wires currently implanted.

Treatment Options:
 (1) Change settings
(2) Turn on the Lead Performance Alert system - to increase likelihood of detection of fracture
(3) Cap the lead - stretch the vein to add another lead
(4) Remove the lead which carries a 7 - 10 % chance of major complications (lethal bleeding, tear in the vein or heart; or life-threatening infection)

Brief Timeline:

9/2004

 MDT markets new lead called the Sprint Fidelis (Fi-de-lees) (Latin for Faithful) to increase market share - smaller lead over their Quattro that had been on the market since 2001.

9/2004 -2/2007

 583 patients implanted with at least one model of the recalled devices & 6 experienced lead failures. Average failure time is 14 months.

1/2006

 Article by the Heart Rhythm Society reported
- Failure rate of on of the 4 models was 10x greater than Quattro
- Fracture rate for others was three times higher than Quattro

1/2007

 Study 17% incidence of abnormal sensing in patients with one of the recalled leads

3/2007

 Dear Dr. Letter reporting

7/2007

 1000 Medical Device reports to the FDA - MDT looked at 125 occurring before July 2006 & found 66% were defective

8/2006 - 2/2007

 MDT filed another 350 reports, but allegedly have not completed an analysis

10/15/2007

 Publication re: Notice from Medtronic

10/15/2007

 Lawsuits filed in San Juan, PR & MN

1/30/2007

 JPML Hearing regarding MDL

If you or a loved one have received notice that you have been implanted with a device subject to an advisory issued by Medtronic or a recall notice issued by Guidant, please contact our experienced Implanted Heart Device lawyers for more information.


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