Medtronic Recalls Sprint Fidelis Leads
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
On October 15, 2007 Medtronic notified doctors and patients that it was removing its Sprint Fidelis defibrillator leads from the market. The company issued the recall after it received numerous reports of fractures in the Sprint Fidelis leads. A defibrillator lead is used to connect a defibrillator or a pacemaker to the heart, and any fracture in the lead can result in unnecessary shocks. The recall involved four specific model numbers: 6930, 6931, 6948, 6949. The leads were implanted in approximately 268,000 patients. Defibrillator and pacemaker patients can look at their Patient ID card to see if they have a…Continue » Posted in Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Defibrillation Leads