Guidant Attorneys

People should expect that when they purchase a product that it will work as it was designed and that it is safe to use. We should expect to believe that the manufacturers, designers and distributors have our best interest in mind. Sadly, the world is not perfect and we are not living in a dream. When manufacturers and designers neglect their responsibility to provide safe, dependable products or convey possible side-effects it endangers the public and they can be help liable in a product liability lawsuit.

Guidant knowingly neglected to release an additional warning to physicians regarding several models of heart defibrillators that consumers had implanted in their bodies. They are a world leader in the design and development of cardiovascular medical products so in a perfect world we should be able to expect that their products work and are safe to use. It appears however, that some of its defibrillators and pacemakers including the Ventak Prizm 2 DR models, built prior to April 16, 2002 that remain in use, contain a wiring flaw that can disable them from sending the life saving electric shock to the heart that patients depend on to put their heart back into rhythm.

There are countless devices that are malfunctioning, putting thousands of consumers trusting lives at risk. Moreover, Guidant continued to sell defective products after receiving notice of the deficiency. Not only are there more than 100 class action and individual lawsuits pending, but there are government investigations as well. To date Guidant has recalled or issued safety warnings for more than 200,000 pacemakers including three flawed models. At least 7 deaths have been linked directly to the devices.

If you or a loved one has been injured by a defective Guidant heart device, please contact us to have experienced Guidant injury attorneys compete for your case.