Adella & Richard Matthew
rdmatthew@shaw.ca17 août, 2005 13:27
Guidant Class Action Lawsuit
Canada Lawyers Represent People Injured By Defective Guidant Heart Defibrillators and Pacemakers
http://guidant.gregmonforton.com/
August 8, 2005—Greg Monforton and Partners has partnered with Toronto lawyer James Newland of Lerners LLP to commence a national class action lawsuit on behalf of all Canadians who have received potentially defective defibrillators and pacemakers manufactured by Guidant Corporation.
Guidant Recall
June 17, 2005—Guidant Corp. announced that nearly 50,000 heart defibrillators would be recalled as a result of design flaws that render the devices ineffective. The design defects could cause the device to malfunction, risking serious injury in those implanted with the defibrillators. The recall was extended one week later to include additional models
The company revealed that it was aware of at least 45 reports of failures, 2 of those leading to death. Guidant indicated it may need to replace as many as 28,900 defibrillators already implanted in patients. Another 21,000 can be reprogrammed to correct the flaw.
The affected devices are:
* Guidant Ventak Prizm 2 DR
* Guidant Contak Renewal
* Guidant Contak Renewal 2
* Guidant Contak Renewal 3
* Guidant Contak Renewal 4
* Guidant Ventak Prizm AVT
* Guidant Vitality AVT
* Guidant Renewal 3 AVT
* Guidant Renewal 4 AVT
* Guidant Renewal RF
Guidant Corp. is recommending that those patients relying on the above devices discuss treatment options with their physicians.
Guidant Releases Warning on Pacemaker Devices
July 18, 2005—Guidant announced that a defect in more than 28,000 pacemaker units may require patients to undergo an operation to remove the defective devices.
The company indicated that defective sealing components may allow excessive moisture to penetrate the devices. Doctors are being urged to consider replacing the devices in patients dependent on the pacemakers. The affected models include:
* Pulsar Max
* Pulsar
* Discovery
* Meridian
* Pulsar Max II
* Discovery II
* Virtus Plus II
* Intelis II
* Contak TR
Guidant Lawsuit
Greg Monforton and Partners is handling legal claims against Guidant Corp. on behalf of Canadians injured by the recalled heart defibrillators and pacemakers.
If you or a loved one has been injured by a defective Guidant heart defibrillator or pacemaker, we encourage you to contact us. We are representing clients throughout Canada.
For more information about the Guidant recall, please complete our online contact form.
