Medical Devices

Heart Devices - Defibrillator News

Boston Scientific Corporation has agreed to pay $195 million to settle claims arising out of its flawed Guidant defibrillator. 

Saunders & Walker represents a number of clients injured by the Guidant defibrillator.  Saunders & Walker clients are part of this $195 million settlement.  The settlement was announced on the brink of the impending federal trial concerning the heart defibrillator.  In the lawsuits, Guidant was charged with hiding from patients a defect in one of its most widely used defibrillators.  The device, known as the Ventak Prizm 2 Model 1861, was blamed for at least 7 deaths.  The defect concerned faulty insulation.  The company first became aware of the problem in 2002 but failed to disclose the issue to doctors until mid-2005.

If you or a loved one have been injured as a result of these medical devices, call us at 800-748-7115 or email Attorney Joe Saunders at joe@saunderslaywers.com