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 11 th, 2005, Guidant Corporation announced a recall of several of its popular Pacemakers manufactured between November 25 th, 1997 and October 26 th, 2000 due to a failure in the seals that keep moisture out of the device. Guidant speculates that out of approximately 18,000 devices still in use there have been 69 instances of failure.

Once moisture enters the unit several types of malfunctions can occur, such as:

• Faulty reset warning
• Premature battery depletion
• Inappropriate pacing function
• Early display of replacement indicators

In order to correct this potentially fatal error Guidant recalled almost all types of pacemakers made over those three years. If you or someone you know should contact a doctor if they have a Guidant pacemaker units and model numbers:

PULSAR MAX 1170, 1171, 1270
PULSAR 0470, 0870, 0970, 0972, 1172, 1272
DISCOVERY 1174, 1175, 1273, 1274, 1275
MERIDIAN 0476, 0976, 1176, 1276
PULSAR MAX II 1180, 1181, 1280
DISCOVERY II 0481, 0981, 1184, 1186, 1187, 1283, 1284, 1285, 1286
CONTAK TR 1241
VIRTUS PLUS II 1380,1480
INTELIS II 1483, 1484, 1485, 1384, 1385, 1349,1499

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.