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On February 11, 2005, Medtronic Inc. issued an alert to doctors about faulty batteries for their Marquis family of Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators (ICD) and CRT-D devices.
Our law firm is investigating problems that have arisen with several types of implanted heart devices made by Medtronics, a manufacturer of medical devices. These devices have been implanted in many patients to treat conditions including irregular heartbeat or arrhythmia. The devices are known as defibrillators.
The devices have batteries in them which can fail without warning, due to shorting. If the battery fails, the medical device may not be able to deliver its electrical signals to the heart.
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In June 2005, Guidant alerted doctors to a recall of 11 of the companies 88,000 defibrillators and issued warnings for 28,000 pacemakers. Guidant pacemakers had a faulty magnetic switch that may get stuck in the closed position, which in some cases inhibits their ability to treat ventricular or atrial tachyarrhythmias and can accelerate battery depletion. These units were made between 1997-2000.
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BREAKING NEWS
- 12/28/05 F.D.A. Puts Restrictions on Guidant
- 12/28/05 J&J, Boston Scientific in Bitter Rivalry Over Stent Safety
- 12/27/05 FDA Warns Guidant Over Facility Problems
- 12/25/05 Guidant's Device Failure Rate Revealed
- 11/10/05 Guidant Issues Data on Faulty Heart Devices
- 10/26/05 U.S. Seeks Data on Heart Device Products
- 09/27/05 Implant Program For Heart Device Was a Sales Spur
- 09/17/05 Maker of Heart Devices May Expand Release of Malfunction Data Beyond F.D.A.
- 09/12/05 F.D.A. Had Report of Short Circuit in Heart Devices
- 08/11/05 Patients with Defibrillators face tough choice
- 08/08/05 Another Guidant Warning
- 08/07/05 When a Heart Device Short-Circuits
- 08/02/05 As Their Use Soars, Heart Implants Raise Questions
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