- Shannon Weidemann | November 11, 2007 4:45 PM | Waterbury, CT
Category:
Medical Malpractice
Medtronic has issued a product recall for Sprint Fidelis Defibrillator leads because of possible fractures in the lines. The defibrillator leads have been on the market since 2004 and the FDA did not require human testing before gaining approval. The model was close enough to a previous one to not warrent it. Medtronic did perform short-term testing on humans before seeking FDA approval...
- Shannon Weidemann | November 11, 2007 3:28 PM | New Haven , CT
Category:
Medical Malpractice
A heart assistance device manufactured by Thoratec has been recalled because the device may function incorrectly. The defective medical device has been used at 87 hospitals in the United States and around the world since 2004. The device is surgically implanted in patients and it may become bent. Thoratec notified the hospitals of potential problem in an Oct. 19 recall notification letter,...
- Staff Writer | May 17, 2006 12:17 PM | Hartford, CT
Category:
Medical Malpractice
Brandon Smith at Childers, Buck and Schlueter in Atlanta brought my attention to a Guidant article from Bloomberg News in the St. Paul Pioneer Press. It appears Guidant is having yet another problem with their difibrillators as almost 1000 devices may quit working prematurely.According to the Guidant defibrillator defect article:Defibrillators are implanted in the chests of heart-failure...