Sims v. Medtronic Inc

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS DALLAS DIVISION DEBRA SIMS § § Plaintiff, § § v. § Civil Action No. 3:20-CV-02872-X § MEDTRONIC, INC., et al. § § Defendants. § MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER The plaintiff, Debra Sims, sued Medtronic1 after she developed a granuloma formation around the tip of her Medtronic SynchroMed II Infusion System (SynchroMed II). The SynchroMed II is a medical device that delivers medication to the intrathecal space around the spinal cord to manage pain. Medtronic moved to dismiss Sims’s amended complaint, arguing that her claims are expressly…