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Guidant Corporation is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of medical devices. It is responsible for a number of that attempt to address the problems of people who suffer from hearts damaged by disease, surgery, or age. Some of their more popular products include cardiac devices include cardiac resynchronization devices, implantable cardioverter defibrillators, and angioplasty stents.
Guidant Corp notified doctors of a possibly fatal manufacturing defect in some of their popular pacemakers. Over 28,000 of these devices are still in use in innocent people, and as of July, 2005, Guidant further admitted that 69 of its older pacemakers failed. Guidant recalled defibrillator brands include Pulsar, Pulsar Max, Discovery, Meridian, Pulsar Max II, Discovery II, Virtus Plus II, Intelis II, and Contak TR. Check with your doctor to see if your model is among the recalled batches
In December 2005, Guidant also received notice of three more deaths caused by its implantable cardioverter defibrillators. These devices are quite a bit like pacemakers, but they provide electrical stimulation to prevent a potentially deadly condition called fibrillation, or spastic contraction of the heart muscle. These Guidant devices have now allegedly killed seven people, and will likely cause more suffering in years to come. Guidant brand defibrillators affected by this recall include
- Prizm 2 DR, Model 1861
- Contak Renewal, Model H135
- Contak Renewal 2, Model H155
- Prizm AVT Vitality AVT Renewal 3
- AVT Renewal 4 AVT
- Contak Renewal 3 and 4
- Renewal 3 and 4 AVT
- Renewal RF
50,000 devices are affected by this recall.
Another Guidant product, the Angioplasty Vision Stent was recalled in October 2003 because doctors discovered a potentially life-threatening manufacturing defect. The Vision Stent is a wire mesh frame used in angioplasty procedures to ensure proper blood flow through the artery after the balloon deflates.
Unfortunately, problems began to surface about the Vision Stent. Certain item numbers of the 3mm Vision Stent fail to properly set in the blood vessel during angioplasty procedure due to a manufacturer’s defect. This defect could cause the stent to dislodge and flow through the blood steam, potentially causing catastrophic cardiovascular problems.
If you or someone you is a victim of a defective Guidant medical device it is imperative to seek the counsel of a device attorney today. You could possibly receive compensation for your situation, but the statute of limitations laws restrict the amount of times. Talk to a dedicated and experienced Guidant recall lawyer today.
