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Defective Defibrillator Claims (Product
Liability & Defective Product Claims)
Defective
defibrillator claims and defective lead wire claims are
types of product
liability claims. These defective medical product claims have become more common as
technology has allowed humans to put medical implants into
other humans and as mass marketing,
production, and distribution have made it easier for one
business to sell defective products all over the World.
Defective defibrillator claims and defective medical device
claims because you are placing a foreign object into a human
body have the ability to cause severe damages including
catastrophic injury or death. Follow the links on this
page for more information on other
defective medical
devices.
If you have
been injured by a defective product including defective
infusion pumps, feel free to
submit an
inquiry or
send an e-mail to Texas
defective defibrillator lawyer Jason Coomer.
He is a Texas defibrillator & Defibrillator Lead lawyer and may be able to help you recover your damages.
Defective
Defibrillator Claims (Defective Defibrillator Leads
Claims)
On October 15, 2007, Medtronic, one of
the country's largest producers of implantable
defibrillators, suspended sale of their Spring Fidelis
Defibrillator Leads after receiving reports of 5 fatalities
of people with these implants. Medtronic has stopped selling
their defibrillator leads due to a possible defect that can
lead to electric shock or death in patients that have had
the potentially defective defibrillators implanted into
them.
Reports of defective
Sprint Fidelis leads
on Medtronic implantable defibrillators have been occurring
for months prior Medtronic's suspension of selling the
defibrillator leads. In fact, as of January 2007, the Food &
Drug Administration (FDA) had received over 500 reports of
lead fractures from
defective defibrillator leads. In March 2007,
Medtronic warned doctors about possible problems with the
defective leads.
However, it was a full 6 months later before the company
decided to suspend distribution on the
Sprint Fidelis leads
including Models 6930, 6931, 6948, 6949.
Despite having over 500 reports of
Sprint Fidelis lead
fractures, the FDA did not start monitoring the
component until February 2007. FDA action was finally
prompted after scientific research linked lead increased
failures in the Sprint
Fidelis models compared to the Sprint Quattro
models, another type of Medtronic lead.
Proper Functioning
Defibrillator Medical Devices Save Lives
The defibrillator medical device has been
a great innovation for heart patients that have irregular
heart beats or slow heart beats. Prior to the
development of the defibrillator technology people with
irregular heartbeats were limited to medication and hope
that their hearts would hold up for the long-term. However,
with the new defibrillator technology, properly working
defibrillators are able to save many lives and allow people
with irregular heartbeats to live longer and lead normal
lives.
The defibrillator is designed to regulate
the heart in patients with irregular heart beats. When a
patient's heartbeat becomes irregular, the system is
supposed to send a 'shock' to the heart that forces it back
into rhythm. The lead wire is the component that transmits
the message to the device. The lead wire is implanted
inside a blood vessel that leads to the heart.
Defective
Defibrillator Lead Wire Claims (Defective Defibrillator Leads)
The defibrillator system consists of the
defibrillator (a small metal case with electronic devices
and batteries) and the leads (sensors that extend into the
heart to determine if there is a heart arrhythmia).
These are both parts of the defibrillator that are implanted
into heart patients. The third part of the
defibrillation system is the programmer which is kept at a
hospital or clinic.
The defective part of the defibrillators
are the electrical leads. Chronic fractures of the leads
have occurred on the distal portion of the ring affecting
the anode (ring electrode), near the anchoring sleeve
tie-down primarily effecting the cathode (helix tip
electrode), and on high voltage conductor.
The problem that's arisen in the
defibrillators is that the lead wire, after it's been
implanted, has shown an alarming tendency to tear.
This fracture or tear causes the defibrillator system to
stop working and result in heart failure or death in a
patient with an irregular heart beat. This is because
patients with an irregular heart beat are relying on the
defibrillator to regulate their heart beat. These
patients if they have a defective defibrillator implanted in
them do not have the protection that they think they have
and the lack of a properly working defibrillator can result
in death or heart failure.
Defective
Defibrillator Lead Wire Lawyers (Defective Defibrillator
Lawyers)
If you have suffered heart failure and
have had a defibrillator implanted in you or you have lost a
loved one from heart failure that had a defibrillator
implanted in them, you may want to
contact a defective defibrillator lawyer to discuss a
potential claim. Texas defective defibrillator lawyer,
Jason Coomer handles defective medical device and defective
defibrillator claims. He works with other defective
defibrillator claim lawyers throughout Texas including San
Antonio Defective Defibrillator Lawyers and Houston
Defective Defibrillator lawyers as well as defective
defibrillator lawyers throughout the United States.
Determine if you have
a Defective Defibrillator Lead Wire
(Avoid Lead Wire Fractures)
Defective defibrillator leads can result
in heart failure or even death. For heart patients
that have defibrillators leads implanted them it is
important to see their cardiologist and seek medical
assistance to make sure that there defibrillator is working
and that they do not have the type of defibrillator with
defective lead wires. Due to the seriousness of the
health problems that can result from a defective
defibrillator lead including heart failure or death, it is
better to be safe than sorry.
Defective Lead Wire
Lawyers (Defective Defibrillator Lawyers)
Texas defective lead wire and
defibrillator lawyer, Jason S. Coomer, helps
individuals and families that have been injured or lost a
loved one
from defective products including defective defibrillator
lead wires and infusion pumps that have caused serious
injuries or death. He commonly works with other
attorneys throughout the United States and Texas on
defective product
claims.
If you have a question about a defective product and need a
defective product attorney or a defective defibrillator lead
wire lawyer to advise you on a
potential defibrillator claim,
contact Austin Texas product liability lawyer Jason Coomer.
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