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A problem has developed with the St. Jude implanted heart device<\/a>: A wire or lead that connects a defibrillator to a patient’s heart has been failing, often with fatal results. The lead, a model called Riata, has been used by more than 128,000 patients worldwide.
\nThe electrical wires within the Riata lead have been known to break through the insulation, causing shocks in some patients and other more serious injuries. More important, the Riata wire failure does not react to the need for a lifesaving jolt to keep a failing heart beating.
\nSt. Jude stopped selling the Riata product in late 2010. In December 2011, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the voluntary physician recall of the Riata and Riata Silicone Defibrillation Leads as a Class I Recall. This means that the FDA believed there was potential risk of serious injury or patient death caused by the devices’ malfunction.
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A problem has developed with the St. Jude implanted heart device: A wire or lead that connects a defibrillator to a patient’s heart has been failing, often with fatal results. The lead, a model called Riata, has been used by more than 128,000 patients worldwide. 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