Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Lead Shocks Cause Texas Man Post Traumatic Stress
January 24th, 2008 amy
The Southeastern Texas Record reported yesterday that a Texas resident is claiming the unexpected shocks he received from his Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Lead wires caused him such severe anxiety that he is suffering from post traumatic stress and now requires psychiatric care. He filed a product liability suit against Medtronic on Jan. 18. His lawsuit alleges that since Jan. 20, 2006, he has received electrical shocks by his ICD that have caused him pain, extreme anxiety, fear of death, and “great physical, emotional, and psychological suffering.” Although he underwent emergency surgery to replace the ICD, he alleges he continues to have heart palpitations, anxiety, and “other debilitating injuries.” He seeks punitive, exemplary, and compensatory damages, a declaratory judgment, restitution of disgorgement of profits, attorney fees, prejudgment interest and other equitable relief as requested.
Since Medtronic recalled its Sprint Fidelis Leads in October, dozens of people have filed lawsuits against the company. Medtronic waited until the fractured lead wires caused five deaths before issuing the recall, despite the fact that the company had been notified by more than one medical institution that hospitals had stopped using the leads due to their frequency of fractures.
