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Home > Medical Devices > Medtronic Defibrillators

Medtronic Defibrillators Lead Recall Claims Lawyers

in Denver and Nationwide

In April 2004, Medtronic Inc. announced a recall of two implantable cardioverter-defibrillators which had been linked to four deaths and a serious injury. The recall affected the Micro Jewel II Model 7223Cx and the GEM DR Model 7271 implanted cardioverter-defibrillators (AICDs@), most of which were implanted between 1997 and 1998. There were thought to be about 1,800 of these units in use at the time. ICDs are used to shock the heart into normal rhythm after a patient suffers ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation, which are rapid, life-threatening arrhythmias originating in the lower chambers of the heart. Some of the defibrillators failed to charge properly, resulting in late or non-delivery of cardiac shock therapy.

Then in February 2005, Medtronic announced that two types of its devices, ICDs and Acardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators@ (CRT-Ds) may experience battery shorts. The affected defibrillators include the Marquis VR/DR and Maximo VR/DR ICDs and the InSync I/II/III Marquis and InSync III Protect CRT-D lines, manufactured between April 2001, and December 2003.

CRT-Ds are implantable devices used to treat heart failure and other life-threatening heart rhythm disturbances by delivering electrical impulses to the heart.

On December 7, 2005, all Federal court cases were consolidated and transferred to the Hon. James M. Rosenbaum in the District of Minnesota for further pre-trial proceedings.

Burg Simpson has filed several cases against Medtronic and represents dozens of clients who have a recalled device and have suffered an injury as a result of the defect, such as death, heart attack, shock, or explanation.

Medtronic articles from the StarTribune.com in Minneapolis-St. Paul.Minnesota:

• "Medtronic loses bid to drop suits"
  by Janet Moore, Star Tribune
• "Medtronic ruling may be catalyst for settling"
  by David Phelps, Star Tribune

Judge Rosenbaum entered an Order November 28, 2006 denying defendants motion for summary judgment on preemption. Great news for the Plaintiffs; the motion was denied in its entirety. Click here to read the preemption order.

• Medtronic preemption order

Read more about the "Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Defibrillator Lead Recall".

Consult our "Sprint Fidelis ICD Lead Recall Questions" Page for more information.

If you or a loved one have a Medtronic defibrillator, or have had one removed and replaced, and would like a free evaluation of your potential claim, please call or email us today.

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