Guidant Heart Defibrillators

In June, Guidant Corporation recalled 50,000 heart defibrillators worldwide. The recall came after two deaths among patients who were implanted with Guidant defibrillators.

The recalled Guidant defibrillators models include:

• Prizm 2 DR, Model 1861, manufactured on or before April 16, 2002
• Contak Renewal, Model H135, manufactured on or before August 26, 2004
• Contak Renewal 2, Model H155, manufactured on or before August 26, 2004
• Prizm AVT Vitality SVT Renewal 3
• AVT Renewal 4 AVT

Guidant later issued an advisory concerning additional defibrillator devices:

• Contak Renewal 3 and 4
• Renewal 3 and 4 AVT
• Renewal RF

Guidant has admitted that they discovered the defects as early as 2002 but continued to sell the defective defibrillators without notifying the doctors or patients of the defects. Guidant did change the manufacturing of the defibrillator.

Guidant's July 22 nd Announcement

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