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GUIDANT PACEMAKER* RECALL (ICD)

*Sometimes incorrectly called "pacemakers," implantable defribillators (ICDs) are somewhat similar to pacemakers, but are designed to give an electric shock to the heart when an abnormal rythym is detected.

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Guidant Corporation is recalling the following ICDs (implantable cardioverter-defibrillators):

• VENTAK PRIZM 2 DR (Model 1861) ICDs manufactured on or before April 16, 2002.
• CONTAK RENEWAL (Model H135) and CONTAK RENEWAL 2 (Model H155) CRT-Ds manufactured on or before August 26, 2004.
• VENTAK PRIZM AVT, VITALITY AVT, RENEWAL 3 AVT and RENEWAL 4 AVT ICDs (All series numbers).

Guidant Corporation has ALSO advised doctors to stop implanting the following ICDs:

• CONTAK RENEWAL 3 and 4
• RENEWAL 3 and 4 AVT
• RENEWAL RF

If you have been implanted with any of these devices, you are urged to contact our law firm immediately to protect your legal rights.

VENTAK PRIZM 2 DR DEVICES

This recall is due to a failure involving deterioration in a wire insulator within the lead connector block that, in conjunction with other factors, results in a short to the backfill tube, resulting in device malfunction. So far, there have been twenty-eight reports of this failure worldwide, including at least one death, associated with this device.

CONTAK RENEWAL DEVICES

The failure in this device involves deterioration in a wire insulator within the lead connector block that, in conjunction with other factors, results in a short to the active titanium case and results in the device's inability to deliver therapy. Fifteen reports of this failure mode have been reported, including at least one patient death.

VENTAK PRIZM AVT, VITALITY AVT, AND RENEWAL AVT DEVICES

All serial numbers of VENTAK PRIZM AVT, VITALITY AVT, RENEWAL 3 AVT and RENEWAL 4 AVT are under investigation. These products appear to be subject to a computer memory error, which may affect available therapy. At least two incidents have been confirmed.

If you have been implanted with any of these devices, you are urged to contact our law firm immediately to protect your legal rights.

Our law firm is currently investigating potential personal injury and/or class action cases against Guidant, and if you think that you may have been harmed by your Guidant ICD (pacemaker), you are strongly encouraged to contact us. There is no charge, and no obligation. If we take your case, there is no fee for our services unless we win your case, or settle it in your favor.

On the other hand, if you fail to protect your legal rights now, you may lose the right to be compensated for your harm. (Persons seeking to preserve any potential legal claims should contact an attorney promptly, since all states have mandatory time periods in which lawsuits must be filed with the courts; otherwise, they may be forever barred).

Our firm has a great deal of experience in representing plaintiffs in “defective medical device ” cases, and in fact, is currently pursuing cases against Guidant for their "Ancure" stent device.

In addition, we have the resources to handle our own cases. This means that when you call our firm, you talk to your own lawyer who has been assigned to your own case.

Please contact us now (your privacy is assured). The secure form below only takes a couple of minutes to fill out, but if you are uncomfortable sending your information over the internet, please call our toll-free number at 800.921.1776 to speak to an attorney. The call is free, and there is no obligation. Act now, as delays can harm your case.

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Recall Links & Articles: [^]

• Seeking a Guidant Lawyer? (new 6/24/05)
• FDA Issues Nationwide Notification of Recall of Certain Guidant Implantable Defibrillators and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillators
• Important Safety Information and Corrective Action about ADDITIONAL Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators (new 6/24/05)
• Guidant Corp. Information (ICD recall background and information about Guidant Corp.)
• Guidant Recall Seen Spurring Few ICD Replacements [offsite link: will open in new window]
• Patients call doctors after Guidant recall [offsite link]
• Recall frightens heart patients [offsite link]

Important Notice: [^]

Persons seeking to preserve any potential legal claims should contact an attorney promptly, since all states have mandatory time periods in which lawsuits must be filed with the courts; otherwise, they may be forever barred.

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