Kennedy v. Medtronic, Inc.

Plaintiff, Sharon Kennedy, as administrator of the estate of her father, Ralph G. Studzinski, brought this negligence action seeking damages for the alleged injury and wrongful death of her father following the implantation of a cardiac pacemaker and lead manufactured by defendant, Medtronic, Inc. The trial court granted Medtronic’s motion for summary judgment.

The following facts are taken from the pleadings, depositions, affidavits, and exhibits contained in the record on appeal: On July 16, 1999, Dr. Joshua Salvador, a medical doctor licensed to practice medicine in Illinois, surgically…