06 | 21 | 2005 Posted By William G. Pintas

Guidant Defibrillators Recalled

The FDA recently recalled the following defibrillators manufactured by Guidant:

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
These devices were placed into heart patients who suffered from life threatening arrhythmias. Reports indicate that the devices may fail to fire and get the ailing heart back into a normal rhythm.

Read FDA news release here.

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