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Editor: Marc Jay Bern
Profession: Defective Medical Device Lawyer

Category: About Sprint Fidelis Defibrillator Lead Lines

Medtronic, the largest manufacturer of implanted medical devices, is urging all 268,000 of its patients worldwide, implanted with Sprint Fidelis leads, to consult with their medical doctor to find out if their wire has fractured.

On October 15, 2007 the FDA announced an official recall of Sprint Fidelis Defibrillator leads.

Medtronic has said that approximately 4000 to 5000 patients will experience a lead facture over the duration of 30 months from implantation. Medtronic has been using Sprint Fidelis leads since 2004.

A defibrillator is a medical device that is surgically implanted into the heart to monitor the patients' heart rhythm and to "shock" slow hart rhythms.

Medtronic has advised doctors and patients to stop using the defective Sprint Fidelis leads - the wire that connects the defibrillator to the heart - because the leads have been known to break and cause serious harm or even death.