Congress Seeks To Nullify Supreme Court’s Ruling On Medical Device Preemption
The U.S. Supreme has ruled on preemption two times over the past six months. The first ruling was pro-medical device maker; the second concerned drug litigation and that ruling was pro-consumer. Certain Democratic members ...

Medtronic Warns That 37,000 Sigma & Kappa Pacemakers May Be Defective
Medtronic, the largest seller of heart rhythm medical devices in the world, has warned that 37,000 of its Sigma and Kappa heart pacemakers implanted since 1997 may be wired incorrectly. At least two deaths may be linked to t ...

Medtronic Pacemaker Recall: Company Updates Physician & Patient Info
Medtronic Inc., the Minnesota based medical device maker, has recalled several models of its Sigma & Kappa pacemakers due to a separation of wires that connect the electronic circuit to other pacemaker components, such as th ...

FDA Says Medtronic May Have Been Negligent In Synchromed II Pump Recall
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has warned medical device giant, Medtronic Inc., that it may have waited too long before recalling its Synchromed II Pumps – placing patients in grave danger.

Lawsuits Continue Over Medtronic’s Off Label Marketing Of Infuse Bone Graft
Lawsuits against Medtronic continue over its Infuse Bone Graft product. The medical device giant is being accused of marketing the product for off label uses not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Medtronic Patient Sues Company for PTSD
A patient with Medtronic’s Sprint Fidelis defibrillator lead that was recalled in 2007 is suing the medical device maker for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PSTD). The man claims that he received unexpected shocks from the d ...

Medtronic Litigation Has More to Do With Manufacturing Defects than Preemption
Litigation over medical device manufacturers and preemption is currently before the U.S. Supreme Court. Medtronic believes that it should not be subject to state law product liability lawsuits because the Food and Drug Admin ...

Legal Expert Says Medtronic Absolutely Knew About Fidelis Problems – And Did Nothing
Medtronic’s recall of their Sprint Fidelis leads have prompted legal experts and patients to ask what Medtronic knew about the defective leads – and when they knew about it. Neil Overholtz, a Florida attorney who represents ...

FDA Recalls Medtronic SynchroMed Pump: 8,000 Patients at Risk
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recalled eight models of Medtronic’s SynchroMed implantable fusion pumps that may suddenly stop without warning and result in death. Nearly 8,000 patients are affected by the recall ...

Psychological Injuries Are Very Real For Medtronic Fidelis Patients
Medtronic’s Sprint Fidelis recall has caused many patients physical injury from having to undergo additional surgeries, receiving unnecessary shocks and even death. However, psychological injuries for patients with the Fidel ...

Sprint Fidelis Litigation: Will Medtronic Settle?
Medtronic Inc., the Minnesota based medical device manufacturer, is currently battling with patients over whether the responsibility for its defective products lies with it or the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Medtroni ...

Scientists Say They Can Hack Medtronic’s Maximo Defibrillator
Computer scientists from several large universities have said that they can hack into Medtronic’s Maximo defibrillator – potentially causing it to fail. Wireless technology has been used to program defibrillators for many ye ...

Medtronic Recalls Implantable Infusion Pumps
Medtronic Neuromodulation of Minneapolis Minnesota has announced that it is recalling several of its implantable infusion pumps after receiving reports of inflammatory mass formations near the tips of the devices. The recall ...

Boston Scientific Ups Settlement Fund for Faulty Defibrillators
Boston Scientific Corporation, the Massachusetts based medical device company that acquired Guidant Corporation in April 2006 said that it would now pay as much as $240 million into a settlement fund set up to address faulty ...

More Problems Reported on Medtronic Sprint Fidelis
Medtronic’s recall of its Sprint Fidelis defibrillator leads in October 2007 affected approximately 235,000 patients. Those patients recently got more bad news. A recent Deutsche Bank analyst has reported that the Fidelis c ...

U.S. Supreme Court Hears Medtronic Case
The United States Supreme Court, the highest court in nation, will hear a case against Medtronic and other medical device manufacturers that could significantly affect lawsuits against all medical device manufacturers in the ...

Medtronic in the Hot Seat Again
Medtronic Inc., the Minnesota based medical device company, has been in the hot seat on a regular basis. Its Sprint Fidelis defibrillator recall in October 2007 prompted various shareholder and patient lawsuits. Now a Senat ...

Medtronic Faces Canadian Class Action Lawsuit
Medtronic Inc., the medical device manufacturer so often in the news lately, is in the news again. The company is facing a class action lawsuit in Canada for failure to warn patients about defective batteries that were insta ...

Patients Frustrated At Medtronic’s $800 Offer to Replace Fidelis Leads
Patients with Medtronic’s Sprint Fidelis leads are voicing their frustrations over not only whether to have their leads replaced, but also with the company’s $800 offer for replacement – a fraction of the actual cost.

Medtronic Settles Marquis Defibrillator Lawsuits for $114M
Medtronic Inc., the Minneapolis Minnesota based medical device maker, announced a $114 million settlement for lawsuits brought against the company for its Marquis line of defibrillators.

Medtronic Lead Recall More Serious For Two Types of Patients
Medtronic, Inc.’s October 2007 recall of its Sprint Fidelis defibrillator lead has caused many patients to panic over whether to replace their leads. However, there are two types of patients for which a fractured lead could ...

Medtronic Patient Receives 800 Volt Shock – Over And Over
A Texas man with a defibrillator device that is attached to his heart by Medtronic’s recalled Sprint Fidelis lead received an electrical jolt so strong that his doctors compared it to being kicked by a horse.

Latest Medtronic Recall May Not Be the First for Some Patients
Medtronic’s recent recall of their Sprint Fidelis defibrillator leads has caused panic for many of the patients who have the leads implanted. That panic may be even greater for some patients who had their Medtronic defibrill ...

Emotional Distress High Amongst Medtronic Patients
Patients who have Medtronic’s Sprint Fidelis defibrillator leads implanted have reported overwhelming feelings of emotional distress due the company’s handling of the problem. Medtronic recalled Fidelis lead model numbers 69 ...

Medtronic Recall: One Month after the Sprint Fidelis Recall
It’s been one month since Medtronic, the Minneapolis Minnesota based company who makes medical and surgical devices recalled their Sprint Fidelis defibrillator lead on October 15th 2007. Since then, the company has been sued ...

Defibrillator Lead Replacement: The Facts
As coronary patients who have been implanted with Medtronic defibrillator leads scramble to see their doctors after the company recalled their Sprint Fidelis leads, many just want to know the facts about lead replacement. Th ...

Medtronic Recall Attorney Answers Questions
Medtronic’s recall of their Sprint Fidelis defibrillator leads has caused many cardiac patients to not only question whether they should have their leads replaced, but also to find out what type of litigation may be brought a ...

Over 2,000 Youths at Greater Risk with Recalled Medtronic Leads
Medtronic’s recall of its Sprint Fidelis defibrillator lead potentially affects 235,000 people. According to reports, approximately 2,000 of them are under the age of 21 and may be at greater risk than adults implanted with ...

Medtronic Vs. The FDA: Consumers Lose In the End
Medtronic’s recall of their Sprint Fidelis defibrillator lead (model numbers 6930, 6931, 6948 and 6949) is one of the largest medical recalls in history. In the weeks since the product was recalled in mid October, the compan ...

Medtronic Racalls Fidelis Defibrillators from Market
Medtronic and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have issued statements that Medtronic is voluntarily removing its Sprint Fidelis defibrillation leads from the market as the electrical wires are “prone to fracture in a sm ...

Medtronic Defibrillator Leads Linked To Five Deaths
Medtronic’s Sprint Fidelis defibrillation leads may possibly be linked to five deaths and several injuries. The company has taken the product off the market and is asking the medical community to return whatever leads they h ...

Medtronic Defibrillator Recall Causing Consumer Panic
Medtronic’s recall of their Sprint Fidelis defibrillator lead is causing some consumers to panic. While the company has said that only a small percentage of the leads may be defective, those that have them implanted may feel ...

Medtronic Urges 235,000 Defibrillator Patients to See Doctors
Medtronic, a health technology firm, has urged approximately 235,000 patients that have had defibrillators implanted to see their doctors right away as some leads that connect the defibrillator to the heart may be defective.

Medtronic Defibrillator Lawsuits Begin After Sales Stop of Fidelis Product
Lawsuits have already begin after Medtronic’s announcement on Monday, October 15th, 2007 that it would stop selling their Sprint Fidelis product and recall any devices that are already in the market.

Medtronic’s Sprint FidelisRecall: What Went Wrong?
Medtronic’s recall of its defibrillator lead, Sprint Fidelis, has prompted lawsuits against the company, consumer panic and investigations into the company’s – and the Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA) – actions. So, what w ...

Medtronic Lawsuit - Woman Sues after Receiving 47 Jolts from Defibrillator
A woman claiming that she received 47 unnecessary jolts from her Medtronic defibrillator is suing the company for emotional distress and negligence. The suit was filed directly before Medtronic issued a recall of its Sprint ...