Legal Opinion
Parkinson v. Guidant Corp.
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 22, 2004No. CIV.A.01-1330PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER OF COURT
DIAMOND, District Judge.
This is a products liability case involving a .014 Hi-Torque Balance Middleweight guidewire manufactured by defendant Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (“ACS”) which fractured during an angioplasty and stent procedure performed on plaintiff Rowan Parkinson on May 11, 1999. By separate order, the court has granted summary judgment in favor of defendants on all claims except for plaintiffs’ negligence claim alleging that ACS improperly prepared the subject guidewire and a derivative claim for loss of consortium.
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