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| Guidant Corporation, headquartered
in Indianapolis, Indiana, is the second-largest
manufacturer of implantable defibrillators and
also manufactures pacemakers, cardiac surgery systems,
and other medical devices. |
| Boston
Scientific, which bought Guidant in 2006,
announced in June 2006 the recall of more
defibrillators and pacemakers. The recalled
devices include Insignia and Nexus brand
pacemakers, Contak Renewal TR/TR2 cardiac
resynchronization pacemakers, and Ventak
Prizm 2, Vitality, and Vitality 2 cardioverter
defibrillators. |
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| Our firm, Lieff Cabraser
Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, is representing
Guidant patients across the U.S. in personal
injury lawsuits seeking damages for the injuries
they suffered due to Guidant's alleged negligence.
We filed the first lawsuit in the nation against
Guidant for its defective defibrillators, and
are representing scores of Guidant patients
with faulty heart devices. |
| Implantable defibrillator
systems are used to detect and treat abnormally
fast heart rhythms that could result in sudden
cardiac death. |
| On June 17, 2005, Guidant
announced a recall of nearly 50,000 heart defibrillator
medical devices. Guidant expanded the recall
on June 24, 2005, when the company announced
an additional 46,000 devices were potentially
defective. On June 26, 2006, Boston Scientific
expanded the recall further. |
| As of October 2005,
Guidant reported it was aware of over 50 reports
of device failures, including three cases in
which the patients died. Guidant has acknowledged
that the actual rate of failure may be higher
than the reported rate and that the number
of associated deaths may be underreported,
since implantable cardio-defibrillators are
not routinely evaluated after death. To learn
more about the Guidant defibrillator recall, click
here. |
| On September 22, 2005,
Guidant issued a recall for some of its Insignia
and Nexus implantable pacemakers because of
failures, including nine cases requiring emergency
hospitalization. |
| On July 18, 2005, Guidant
alerted physicians that replacements might
be needed for nine pacemaker models made between
1997 and 2000, of which some 28,000 remain
implanted in patients worldwide. To learn more
about the Guidant pacemaker recalls, click
here. |
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Our Guidant
defect lawyers have years of experience
successfully representing patients
with faulty or defective medical implants. |
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There is no
charge or obligation for our review
of your case. |
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We are pleased
to visit Guidant patients, or families
of loved ones who died, at or near
where you live and at no cost, to discuss
your legal rights and answer your questions. |
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To assist
our clients with their claims, we have
on staff nurses with cardiac training
and have retained physicians to provide
expert advice. |
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| The law in most states provides
individuals with legal claims and the right to
compensation for injuries they suffer as a result
of a defective product or the negligence of another.
The injured person may file a lawsuit seeking compensation
for his or her pain and suffering, medical expenses,
lost past and future wages and punitive damages. |
| Damages sought against manufacturers
of an allegedly defective medical device typically
include damages for: |
- Physical pain and suffering, mental anguish
and physical impairment;
- Medical expenses associated with the allegedly
defective product; and
- Loss of earnings and/or earning capacity.
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| Founded in 1972, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein,
LLP is an over fifty attorney
law firm with offices in San Francisco, New York and Nashville. For the last seven years,
the National Law Journal has recognized Lieff Cabraser
as one of the top 20 plaintiff law firms in America. |
| For our personal injury cases, we bring a team of experienced
lawyers. Each client is assigned an individual lawyer. In addition, we have
on staff multiple nurses, legal assistants, scientific analysts and case
clerks to assist the attorneys. To learn more about our firm, click
here. |
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