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Lieff Cabraser had been investigating patient complaints concerning the Medtronic heart lead prior to the recall announced by Medtronic. On the same day as the recall, heart patients nationwide represented by Lieff Cabraser and co-counsel filed separate personal injury and class action lawsuits against Medtronic.

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News Articles on the Medtronic Heart Lead Recall

January 3, 2008

Inside Bay Area.com, "Fremont man sues medical firm; Class-action lawsuit could affect thousands of Californians"

A Fremont man has filed a class-action lawsuit against Medtronic Inc., a Minnesota-based medical technology company whose defibrillator wires for heart patients were recalled in October. In a complaint filed in a San Francisco federal court late last month, plaintiff Rashid Hunter alleged that four types of wires, or leads, sold under the Sprint Fidelis label were prone to bending or kinking.

The New York Times, "Medtronic Patients Wonder Whether to Replace a Wire That Might Fail"

For one heart patient, there will be no more agonizing over whether the implanted device meant to save his life might kill him instead. On Tuesday, two months after Medtronic warned doctors and nearly a quarter-million patients that a wire, or lead, connecting their electronic defibrillators to their hearts might break, the 48-year-old patient had the lead and defibrillator removed and replaced. It required a painstaking 90-minute operation here at Morristown Memorial Hospital. More...

October 30, 2007

News Inferno.com, "Defective Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Lead Fracture Reports Ignored by Company, FDA for Months Prior to Recall"

Medtronic Inc. knew that its Sprint Fidelis Defibrillator Leads were fracturing at higher-than-usual rates for months. Yet, the company appears to have dragged its feet in getting the defective Sprint Fidelis Lead off the market. Medtronic even went so far as to blame physicians for the problems, claiming that they weren't implanting the defective Sprint Fidelis Lead properly. What's even worse, the Food & Drug Administration (FDA), which never required the defective medical device to undergo clinical testing, was oblivious to the increasing reports of Sprint Fidelis Lead problems. More...

October 30, 2007

Law & Settlements.com, "Patients Concerned about Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Leads"

Patients who have been implanted with [Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Leads] are understandably concerned after learning that the leads have been linked to five fatalities. Some patients have undergone risky surgeries in order to have the leads removed after they malfunctioned. Meanwhile, [lawsuits] have been filed on behalf of patients who were injured by fractured leads. More...

Southeast Texas Record, "On heels of class action, Medtronic sued for civil theft"

In the midst of a recent Minnesota class action lawsuit over faulty defibrillator wires, Medtronic, Inc. is facing allegations in Texas that include civil theft of a previously implanted Medtronic device. Fort Worth residents, David and Elisha Kuhn filed suit on Oct. 19 against Medtronic in the Marshall Division of the Eastern District of Texas. More...

Associated Press, "Device Woes Said Reported Before Recall"

Hundreds of injuries linked to a brand of heart defibrillator wires were reported to the government by last winter, a consumer advocate said Tuesday in asking why the wires weren't recalled until this week. Medtronic Inc. pulled its Sprint Fidelis defibrillation wires off the market Monday, after identifying five patient deaths in which broken wires may have played a role. More...

October 16, 2007

Associated Press, "Medtronic Sued Over Recalled Heart Device"

A man who claims he received 47 unneeded jolts from his implanted defibrillator is suing Medtronic over the broken wires the company is recalling. Plaintiffs Leonard Stavish and Kelly Luisi seek class-action status in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis as representatives of people they say were hurt. The lawsuit's allegations include emotional distress and negligence, and it seeks restitution, disgorgement of profits, and punitive damages. More...

Associated Press, "Medtronic Recall: Medtronic sued for Faulty Lead"

Recalls had already battered the heart device industry when Medtronic warned doctors that the wires connecting a patient's heart to its implantable defibrillators break too often. Medtronic told doctors to stop using the Sprint Fidelis wires after linking five deaths to breaks in them. The company said the Fidelis wires failed slightly more often than the thicker wires they were meant to replace. More...