In July of 2005 Guidant Corporation issued a recall after the company admitted that up to 18,000 Guidant pacemakers manufactured between 1997 and 2000 may have a potential defective moisture seal that can lead to dysfunction of the device. The results have been deadly in a few cases. A pacemaker is a very complicated electronic device that analyzes the function of the heart's own electrical system and precisely-timed, tiny electrical signals to the heart when it's needed to correct certain abnormalities in the organ's electrical system. The Discovery II line of pacemakers is one group of devices affected by the recall. These specific models include: "Guidant Discovery II 0481 "Guidant Discovery II 0981 "Guidant Discovery II 1184 "Guidant Discovery II 1186 "Guidant Discovery II 1187 "Guidant Discovery II 1283 "Guidant Discovery II 1284 "Guidant Discovery II 1285 "Guidant Discovery II 1286 Sadly, there are thousands of patients with feeble or injured hearts who rely on Guidant pacemakers to ensure proper circulation, and when there are complications, the body begins to experience fainting, shortness of breath, dizziness, and irregular heart rate.Are you one of the thousands now suffering unnecessarily from this failure to warn consumers? You deserve answers - contacting the right lawyer is a crucial ingredient in a successful defective product lawsuit and we want to help! |
