Why is Medtronic legally responsible?
Manufacturers of medical devices have a duty to patients to produce safe products. In lawsuits against Medtronic prepared by Lieff Cabraser, our clients allege that Medtronic misrepresented the safety of the Sprint Fidelis lead. Hundreds of injuries linked to Sprint Fidelis heart defibrillator wires had been reported to the FDA as of the end of 2006. The high and early failure rate of Medtronic Sprint Fidelis leads was also reported in a medical journal in 2006. Yet, Medtronic failed to issue a recall and instead continued to sell the devices.
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