Recalls

Does anyone else here have a recalled pacemaker? I ask because my new EP dr asked me if I had gotten any new correspondence about a possible lawsuit against Guidant. I said I had heard nothing! So I called Guidant/Boston Scientific today and left a voice mail for their legal department. I more than likely am having some pacer problems, the biggest other than a lot of fainting spells, my battery is depleting rather rapidly.
Debbi

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Drainingg battery

by heckboy - 2008-02-04 06:02:31

Hi,

It could be that your PM is fine, but there are some conduction problems with the leads. My battery drained faster than expected because of a (slightly) dislodged lead. Instead of fixing with surgery, we turned up the juice and it worked fine The trade-off was a much shorter PM life.

Lawsuits Against Guidant

by ted - 2008-02-05 03:02:23

There have been lawsuits against Guidant going on for many, many months. The suits claim that Guidant knew of many defects in it's pacers and ICD's but didn't reveal the defects to maintain profits while deceiving our doctors by continuing to sell junk while people were dying. Guifant is guilty of murder. The cases have been consolidated for pretrial proceedings in the United States District Court in Minneaolis. Don't rely on anyone connected with Boston Scientific to help you in any way. They are not your friends. Talk to your own lawyer.

Got a lawyer

by gmnordy - 2008-02-08 11:02:30

Just got off the phone, going in monday to see him. I did some research and from what I understand, Guidant knew that some of their PMs were defective before 2003 which is when I got mine. That is so very disturbing to me. I went over all my records last night and I have been complaining of symptoms since day 1. My original EP said I could have pacemaker syndrome. What also disturbs me is that who knows if he found out it was defective and not saying anything because he doesnt want to be sued....
Debbi

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