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Medtronic Defibrillators Leads
Medtronic Letter Links Sprint Fidelis Leads to 13 Deaths, Possibly More
Mar 16, 2009 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Medtronic's Sprint Fidelis defibrillator leads have been implicated in at least 13 deaths and could be linked to scores of others. That's up...
Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Risk Grows Over Time
Feb 24, 2009 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
A new study has found that Medtronic's Sprint Fidelis defibrillator leads are still putting patients at risk. The Sprint Fidelis leads were...
Judge Who Dismissed Sprint Fidelis Lawsuits Linked to Medtronic Law Firm
Feb 13, 2009 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
A judge who recently dismissed hundreds of Medtronic Sprint Fidelis defibrillator lead injury lawsuits apparently has a personal connection to the...
Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Victims Look to Congress for Help
Feb 9, 2009 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Lawsuits filed by victims of the defective Medtronic Sprint Fidelis lead are in legal limbo. Thanks to a ruling last year by the U.S. Supreme...
Dozens of Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Lawsuits Dismissed
Jan 7, 2009 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Even while acknowledging that Medtronic Inc.'s defective Sprint Fidelis defibrillator lead caused serious injuries to plaintiffs, a federal judge...
Doctor Criticizes Test Guidelines for New Defibrillator
Dec 11, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Dr. Robert Hauser of the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation has said in today’s New England Journal of Medicine that he is not confident in...
Head Phones Interfere with Implanted Heart Devices
Nov 10, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
A new study has revealed that some headphones can interfere with implanted heart devices such as pacemakers or defibrillators, when the headphones...
Almost a Year After Sprint Fidelis Recall, Medtronic Unveils Technology to Detect Defibrillator Lead Fractures
Sep 5, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Medtronic has received approval from federal regulators for a software update to its implantable defibrillators that will help detect fractures...
Defibrillator Shock Linked to Early Death
Sep 4, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
While a defibrillator shock may provide a lifesaving nudge, the Associated Press reports that such a shock from an implanted heart defibrillator may...
Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Lead Victim Asks Lawmakers to Restore Consumers Rights
Jun 12, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
A Pennsylvania woman went to Capitol Hill yesterday to ask lawmakers to overturn a Supreme Court ruling that has stripped consumers of their...
Medtronic Defibrillators
