News tagged with 'Sprint Fidelis'

Two years after the Riegel decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, patients injured by medical devices still have no recourse in the court to hold the device maker accountable. The Riegel decision applies to medical devices that undergo FDA approval, many do not.

Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Defibrillator Lead is implicated in more deaths than previously reported, admits the company.  That updated count was released after a federal judge dismissed about 700 cases against Medtronic citing the Riegel decision affirming federal preemption and a shield for device makers.