Medtronic Cobalt and Chrome Heart Implants Recalled Due to Shock Failure Risk
Problems with Medtronic Cobalt/Chrome ICDs and CRT-Ds could result in reduced shock therapy, which may fail to correct heart rhythms.
Problems with Medtronic Cobalt/Chrome ICDs and CRT-Ds could result in reduced shock therapy, which may fail to correct heart rhythms.
While no details of the Medtronic pacemaker settlement have been released, the agreement comes only a few months after a judge rejected an attempt by the heart implant manufacturer to dismiss the lawsuit
Patients often choose antibiotics to treat infected heart implants, when removing them entirely actually increases their chance of survival, researchers warn.
Powerful magnets found in many portable electronic devices could disable some functions of pacemakers and heart defibrillators.
Cardiac perforations from Medtronic Micra leadless pacemakers could lead to severe, life-threatening complications, the agency warns
Wired pacemaker leads have been plagued with problems over the years.