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 »
"A defective Medtronic defibrulator wire caused myy sister's device to go off 65 times on the street manhattan, NY. This almost killed and definitely traumatized my sister. If we can regulate asprin so stringently why not defibrulator wires?."
"For justice"
"My good friend was shocked 37 times inappropriately from his Sprint Fidelis lead. Unless The Medical Device Safety Act is passed by Congress & The Senate, and signed by President Obama, he has no recourse regarding his horrendous medical expenses. Ple"
"I am a victim in this matter, having a Sprint Fidelis lead attached to my Medtronic device. On one occassion, I was schocked 8 times in 15 minutes!"
"make those responsible pay"
"Mark Turnidge did die because of a faulty device."
"My father was fine until he had Medtronic ICD implante died two weeks later, the lead fractured"
"In Loving Memory of Samantha Arlene McGookin"
"I believe everyone should be held accountable for their deeds. If an error is made because a person is so sure of themselves that safety becomes only in the back ground. They should be taken to task for their actions. I myself was questioning a surgical p"
"Sorry, I meant "corporate" greed. I have a friend who suffered multiple shocks from his Pacemaker/ICD when his lead fractured. This should not happen and if it does, the manufacturers should be held reponsible for manufacturing a faulty product, not the F"
"I beleve they medtronics should be heald responsible for thier actions as I am one with the 6949 wire on recall Ive been shocked several times and i had it shut off"
"I am a victim of the malfunction of the Medtronic divice."
"В"
"my brother rec'd a faulty device a few days before the announcement of possible defect. a year later another operation was necessary to replace the faulty lead."
"I agree with my wife and strongly urge you to pass this important bill."