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Lieff Cabraser represents persons across America injured by the Medtronic Sprint Fidelis heart lead. Click here to contact an experienced injury attorney at Lieff Cabraser for a free case evaluation. Or call us toll-free at 1-800-948-2181.

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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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Quick Facts on
the Medtronic Recall

Quick Facts on the Medtronic Heart Lead Recall

• On October 15, 2007, due to reports of at least five patient deaths associated with defibrillator leads sold under the brand name Sprint Fidelis, Medtronic issued a recall of the product. Medtronic stated that the Sprint Fidelis leads were prone to cracking, with potentially life-threatening consequences.

• Your wallet card will specify the manufacturer of your defibrillator leads. The Sprint Fidelis leads that have been recalled have the model numbers 6949, 6948, 6931 and 6930.

• The recalled leads have been implanted in an estimated 235,000 patients since 2004. They are connected to defibrillators either made by Medtronic or by another defibrillator manufacturer such as Guidant or St. Jude for which Medtronic supplied the lead.

• In January 2007, Medtronic reportedly launched a $100 million marketing campaign promoting the safety of its heart defibrillators, some of which used the faulty leads-event though in 2006 and later in 2007 medical journals reported on early failures of the Sprint Fidelis lead.

• On October 16, 2007, U.S. Senator Charles Grassley called on officials at Medtronic and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to explain why "Medtronic took months to stop the sales of the faulty lead, even though the problem had been reported in a peer-reviewed journal months prior."

• On October 19, 2007, the Wall Street Journal reported that the recalled Medtronic heart leads may pose a higher risk of fracture in younger adults and children, a group for whom the devices were often used because of their small diameter. While children are a small share of the patients who received the wires, the leads tend to come under greater stress in more-active people, including kids, adolescents and younger adults.

• On October 30, 2007, the Wall Street Journal reported that the Medtronic recall exposes a hole in the U.S.'s medical safety system.  Medical devices are regulated under different standards from those applied to prescription drugs.  Some devices, like the Sprint Fidelis leads, are subject to lighter guidelines because they are considered modifications of earlier products.  The FDA, in most cases, also does not mandate major studies of medical devices after they have been introduced to the market.
  

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If you or a loved one have been injured by a defective Medtronic heart device, please click here to contact an experienced personal injury attorney at the national law firm of Lieff Cabraser or call us toll-free at 1-800-948-2181. Our personal injury attorneys and legal nurse consultants will promptly review your case for no charge or obligation on your part.

Lieff Cabraser has successfully represented hundreds of patients across America who received faulty or recalled medical devices, including patients with recalled heart devices and pacemakers. Learn more about the unique advantages we offer clients in personal injury or wrongful death cases.