Legal Opinion
In Re Medtronic, Inc., Sprint Fidelis Leads
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 15, 2010No. 09-2290PublishedCited by 210 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Circuit Judge.
Defendant Medtronic, Inc., designed, manufactured, and sold the Sprint Fidelis Lead, a wire that delivers signals that allow an implantable cardiac defibrillator to detect an abnormal heart rhythm and deliver a shock to help the heart return to an appropriate rhythm. After Medtronic recalled the product in October 2007, Anna Bryant and other patients with implanted Sprint Fidelis Leads filed suits across the country against Medtronic and its affiliates (collectively, Medtronic) asserting tort and breach of warranty claims for injuries allegedly caused by the defective…
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