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Currently, Anapol Schwartz is representing individuals who have defective heart devices or defibrillators made by Medtronic and Guidant, two companies that manufacture medical devices.
These electronic devices are placed in the body to prevent cardiac arrest from severe ventricular tachycardia. The defibrillator works by connecting a small electrode between the heart and a computer in the device. This device monitors the heartbeat and if it detects an arrhythmia, it activates a built-in pacemaker to stabilize the heart rate. If this fails, the defibrillator sends a jolt to the heart.
If the device does not work, death can occur from the failing condition of the patient. Both Guidant and Medtronic allegedly knew of the defects in their defibrillators before they were sold for implantation in thousands of patients. Guidant has now recalled about 100,000 defective devices and Medtronic has recalled approximately 65,000 defective devices. General defects of Medtronic devices include premature battery depletion causing short-circuiting and failure of the device when an arrhythmic event occurs. Defects in Medtronic devices include internal short circuits, memory errors and problems with magnetic switching.
List of Defective Models:
- Medtronic
- Guidant
- Model 7230 Marquis VR
- Contak Renewal Model H135
- Model 7274 Marquis DR
- Contak Renewal Model H155 CRT-D
- Model 7232 Maximo VR
- Contak Renewal 3
- Model 7278 Maximo DR
- Contak Renewal 4
- Model 7277 InSync
- Contak Renewal AVT
- Model 7289 InSync II Marquis
- Ventak Prizm 2 DR
- Model 7279 InSync III Marquis
- Ventak Prizm AVT
- Model 7285 InSync III Protect
- Vitality AVT
- Renewal 3 AVT
- Renewal 4 AVT
- Renewal RF