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Defective Guidant Pacemaker, Defective Pacemakers
The Guidant pacemaker products including PULSAR, PULSAR MAX, DISCOVERY, MERIDIAN,
PULSAR MAX II, DISCOVERY II, VIRTUS PLUS II, INTELIS II and CONTAK TR, manufactured between
November 25, 1997 and October 26, 2000 are potentially defective.
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These products may not be properly
sealed, resulting in a higher than normal moisture content within the pacemaker late in the pacemaker's
usable service life.
The average implant life is 69 months, and the product failures have been noted after
44 months of implant life.
This failure mode could lead to one of the following:
- Premature battery depletion
- Inappropriate pacing function
- Appearance of a reset warning
- Inappropriate early display of replacement indicators
Of the 78,000 defective pacemaker products distributed, 28,000 remain implanted (18,000 in the United States).
As of July 11, 2005, a total number of 69 devices have exhibited a failure.
The table below shows the model numbers with this potential defect. They are subject to the
Guidant recall.
Defective Guidant
Pacemaker Products |
Model Numbers |
PULSAR MAX
PULSAR
DISCOVERY
MERIDIAN
PULSAR MAX II
DISCOVERY II
CONTAK TR
VIRTUS PLUS II
INTELIS II |
1170, 1171, 1270
0470, 0870, 0970, 0972, 1172, 1272
1174, 1175, 1273, 1274, 1275
0476, 0976, 1176, 1276
1180, 1181, 1280
0481, 0981, 1184, 1186, 1187, 1283,
1284, 1285, 1286
1241
1380,1480
1483, 1484, 1485, 1384, 1385, 1349,
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Guidant recommends that physicians follow up with patients who have received one of these potentially defective pacemakers.
Back to list of Guidant defective products.
Or read a summary of the Guidant recall.
About the Sponsors of this Pacemaker and Defibrillator Information Website
If you or a loved one has been injured due to a defective pacemaker or defibrillator product manufactured by Guidant, you
may be entitled to compensation. The sponsors of this website are attorneys who specialize in helping those who have been injured
by defective products. Please contact our offices today so that one of our Guidant lawyers may answer any questions that you
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If warranted, we can file a Guidant lawsuit to help obtain the proper compensation.
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