Medtronic Lawsuit

In January of this year, doctors at the Minneapolis Heart Institute had patients come in complaining that their defibrillators, made by Medtronic, had zapped them with multiple painful jolts. By going through its records, the Heart Institute concluded that at least 4 other patients had complained of the same thing. After examining the defibrillators and […]

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Medtronic was shown to have known for months that its Spirit Fidelis Defibrillator Leads were fracturing at higher-than-normal rates for months and yet took their own sweet time pulling the product from the market. They even went so far as to blame physicians for the defects rather than accept responsibility. The FDA, which did not […]

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The Medtronic defibrillator was a product that hit the market with a high degree of promise.  It served the function of regulating the heartbeat of many patients who needed that sort of help.  Now comes word that the device is being recalled, and a recent article in the New York Times detailed the extremely difficult […]

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If you have reason to believe that a young child has received a Medtronic pacemaker with Sprint Fidelis leads, you should have the child’s parents contact their physician and/or the hospital immediately to make that determination.  Please note that only the Sprint Fidelis leads have been recalled – not the pacemaker itself.  Although most physicians […]

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There are many different medical related companies that are making strides in providing products to consumers to help with various illnesses that may affect their lives.  Medtronics is one such company that works hard to create products to help those with ailments.  Diabetes is one of those lifelong diseases that Medtronics is working on to […]

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