Defective Medtronic Leads Result in Nationwide Deaths and Injuries
 

Medtronic has taken  their Sprint Fidelis® defibrillator leads off the market.  These leads have fractured, which can result in the defibrillators delivering unnecessary shocks.  The lead fractures have been linked to the deaths of five individuals.  Medtronic manufactured more than 235,000 of these leads in the United States.  Medtronic has asked that all of the leads that have not been implanted be returned to Medtronic.  They have also advised doctors to contact their patients who have these leads implanted in them.  The recalled devices are:

• Sprint Fidelis® 6930

• Sprint Fidelis® 6948

• Sprint Fidelis® 6949  

• Sprint Fidelis® 6931