Medical Device Safety Act
Please sign this petition in support of the Medical Device Safety Act, which Kennedy will be bringing before congress this year. The Supreme Court decided in Riegel v. Medtronic that the manufacturer... continue reading »
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"John was my son in law the best there was"
"Dear members of congress, what if this device malfunctioned in you, your spouse, your child, your grandchild? I am a registered nurse in California. Until you do something about this, I will see the damaging effects of this in my practice to patients and "
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"Recently, my 21 year old daughter was unnecessarily shocked by a fractured medtronic lead ... I also have the recalled leads and pray to God that I never get shocked."
"My 14 yr old daughters Dad had defibrillator put in & he passed away on 8/27/09. His defibrillator had a recall on it. She cries for him every night. It breaks my heart."
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"Part of the TMJ Implant Disaster Silicone in my head Dr. Clyde H. Wilkes (Wilkes Design) Should be in jail and Dow Corning should have been bulldozed to the ground."
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"My friend, Mark Turnidge, passed away in January 2009 due to a faulty device. Now his wife and my dear friend, Wendy Turnidge, is struggling not only because of the loss of her husband, but also the great medical bills that have been accrued due to all th"
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"I AM A VICTIM OF THE FAULTY LEAD WIRE OF THE MEDTRONIC DEVICE AFTER HRVING INAPPROPRIATE SHOCKS DUE TO THIS, I UNDERWENT SURGERY TO REPLACE THE LEAD, COMPLIEATIONS DURING THIS SURGERY LED TO HEART SURGERY, PLEASE HELP US ALL I SUPPORT THIS PETITION STRONG"
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"OUR MECHANIC "JOHN LARSON" COULD FIX ANYTHING (EXCEPT FOR THE MEDTRONICS DEVICE SPRINT FIDELLIS 6949) IF HE COULD HAVE HE WOULD STILL BE WITH US ALL TODAY.....MY WISH FOR JOHN LARSON AND TO ALL WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THIS DEVICE HAVE A VOICE"
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"Our great friend almost died when his Sprint Fidelis lead fractured. Please Congress and the Senate, pass this bill to ensure the safety of all people who are the recipients of medical devices. There has to be a check and balance system in place."
"My husband died from this lead"
"I agree ,just because the FDA say it's safe doesn't mean it is so.I know this personally .All foreign body should be off the market."
"After being told for a year that the complications associated with removing my re-called Medtronics lead outweighed the odds of a fracture, my Medtronic lead fractured and I was shocked 56 times in front of my wife and three young children. The 185,000 pl"
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