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Medtronic Heart Lead Recall
News Article Excerpt
October 16, 2007
The 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.
These wires, officially called leads, connect patients'
hearts to a device that sends an electrical shock if it senses a life-threatening
abnormal heart rhythm. A fractured lead can leave the defibrillator unable
to send a lifesaving shock, or prompt it to deliver painful unnecessary
shocks. The Food and Drug Administration had received 599 reports of
malfunctions and injuries associated with the Fidelis leads as of Jan.
10, including 204 where patients had been inappropriately shocked, according
to a count by the consumer group Public Citizen.
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