(NEXSTAR) – The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Monday that two heart pump products are being recalled after reports of 14 deaths and hundreds of injuries were associated with the ...
Abbott is recalling a system monitor used with the Heartmate cardiac pump because screen display issues could pose a risk to patients. The Class 1 recall affects 4,842 ...
A pair of heart devices linked to hundreds of injuries and at least 14 deaths has received the FDA's most serious recall, the agency announced Monday. The recall comes years after surgeons say ...
UPDATE: May 16, 2024: An Abbott spokesperson wrote in an emailed statement that patients living with a Heartmate system are at “no risk” because of the issue related to the most recent recall.
If headlines about Abbott’s HeartMate 3 problems are giving you déjà vu, you’re not alone. With three recalls related to the left ventricular assist device (LVAD) so far this year, the news is ...
Federal health officials said that nearly 14,000 heart devices tied to hundreds of injuries and more than a dozen deaths are being voluntarily recalled. The Department of Justice announced an ...
Hundreds of HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist device (LVAD) systems are being recalled due to reports of blood leakage or air entering the seal interface between the device inflow cannula and the ...
An Abbott device that failed heart disease patients is getting a new life in patients with severe vascular disease. The device is a below-knee stent that widens clogged blood vessels, and then ...
Researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology are developing technology that will be able to determine the lifespan of a heart valve with more precision. “It’s almost like a check engine light on ...
Let's get straight to the heart of the matter—the heart's job is to move blood. Day and night, the muscles of your heart contract and relax to pump blood throughout your body. When blood returns ...
Abbott is recalling a system monitor used with the Heartmate cardiac pump because screen display issues could pose a risk to patients. The Class 1 recall affects 4,842 monitors distributed in the ...
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