Medtronic Lawsuit

The family of a man who died shortly after his cardiac implant malfunctioned have sued the manufacturer of the defective product. The lawsuit names Boston Scientific, also known as Guidant Corp., Guidant Sales Corp., and Guidant Puerto Rico Sales Corp., as defendants.

According to the man’s family, he recieved a Medtronic InSync Sentry defibrillator with Guidant leads in 2000. Because of defects and other problems associated with his particular defibrillator, the man was scheduled to have it replaced and upgraded in 2006.

The suit claims that Guidant Sales and Boston Scientific worked to “conceal the fact that the defibrillators in question contained a defect which has caused a number of the devices to short circuit and malfunction.” The plaintiff also argue that the defendants are liable for manufacturing a defective product.

For more information on defective defibrillators, contact the Medtronic attorneys of Williams Kherkher at 866-950-9000.