A heart device manufacturer reported the wrongful deaths of 13 people as a result of a design defect in a heart device on April 10, a device that was originally taken off the market two years ago.
Our firm’s San Diego personal injury attorneys believe that a product this important to the health of a human being should have zero percent problem rate. Unfortunately for about 150,000 people, the possibility of a serious injury or wrongful death exists because of product liability concerning faulty wiring.
Medtronic, a medical technology corporation, cited five deaths when it recalled the product. The device in question connects a thin electrical cable, known as the Sprint Fidelis, to a device that gives a lifesaving shock to an erratically beating heart, or worse, deliver a shock for no reason.
Imagine yourself driving in a car with this device in your body. If the device malfunctions and shocks you unexpectedly, the shock could lead to a car accident inflicting even more injury or causes the wrongful death of you or someone else on the road.
A previous report from the Food and Drug Administration, the agency that regulates foods, medical treatments and medical devices, indicated that Medtronic began getting reports about the malfunction in five years ago. Another report showed the company receiving 30 complaints about the design defect and even identified ways the device might be failing.
About 150,000 people in the United States have the Sprint Fidelis lead in their body, and the F.D.A. has gotten nearly 2,200 reports of serious injury related to the leads along with the number of wrongful deaths.
In the following letter regarding the wrongful death design defect dated March 13, 2009, Vice President of Quality and Regulatory Timothy Samsel wrote, “The chance that there will be a problem with your Sprint Fidelis lead remains small.”
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About Michael PinesMichael Pines is a former insurance company attorney who specializes in car accident injury. While he was an insurance attorney, he learned from behind the scenes on how insurance companies work and how they decided to pay injured people. Now that he works against insurance companies, Michael's inside knowledge has resulted in significant benefits to his clients injured in car accidents.
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