Guidant Corp. voluntarily recalled nearly 50,000 of its cardiac defibrillators worldwide because of potential malfunctions in the devices.

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On July 19, 2005, Guidant Corporation decided to recall a line of their medical devices, including the Pulsar artificial pacemaker because of a potentially significant and dangerous defect in some of the models.

A pacemaker is a battery-powered implantable device that stimulates the heart with electrictiy in order to contract and pump blood throughout the body in situations where the heart's electrical system is not working properly. The instrument is usually about the size of two half dollars and is implanted directly into the chest.

In the defective Guidant devices, a special seal originally designed to protect the electronic workings could conceivably allow leaked moisture to permeate the delicate insides. These are the particular models affected in the Pulsar Max II line:

Guidant Pulsar Max II 1180
Guidant Pulsar Max II 1181
Guidant Pulsar Max II 1280

Due to the potential of critical failure, it's important to talk to your doctor immediately if you or someone you love has one of these units and has suffered from shortness of breath, dizziness, lightheadedness, or prolonged fast heart rate.

Do not let yourself become another silent victim of corporate irresponsibility. When corporations fail to warn you of serious defects in a timely, life-saving manner, you have a duty to take action to reclaim your rights. Steigerwalt & Associates is working together with the law firm of Sheller, Ludwig & Badey to help victims of defective and recalled Guidant Pacemakers throughout the country. Contact us today.

The Law Firms of Steigerwalt & Associates and Provost * Umphrey have joined forces to help victims of serious injury and death as a result of defective and recalled Guidant defibrillators and pacemakers throughout the country. Our firms have spent many years successfully helping injured people and their families with mass tort and defective product cases around the U.S. We are dedicated to pursuing justice for our clients and fighting for the rights of the injured. Together our law firms can help you - regardless of where you live.