announced Monday that two heart pump products are being recalled after reports of 14 deaths and hundreds of injuries were associated with the devices. Abbott Laboratories’ Thoratec Corp. is ...
Abbott also recently recalled a Heartmate communication system. The Heartmate pump is used to support blood circulation in patients with severe left ventricular heart failure. The system takes ...
Nearly 14,000 heart pumps tied to hundreds of injuries and more than a dozen deaths are being recalled, according to federal health officials. The HeartMate II and HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist ...
right heart failure or air embolism. The agency said 882 devices distributed from March 1, 2021, to the present are being recalled for the issue in the U.S. Abbott began the recall on March 13 and ...
Abbott recalled ... advanced heart failure patients who are managed with inotropic therapies alone; they have a projected median lifespan under a year. Abbott’s HeartMate pumps are currently ...
Most recently, Abbott recalled the HeartMate 3 implant kit after complaint ... The video below, courtesy of Abbott, shows how the HeartMate 3 works, how mechanical heart pumps have evolved over time ...
Abbott says research has shown that its HeartMate 3 pump can extend the lives of advanced heart patients by at least five years. The company’s HeartMate pumps are currently the only LVADs on ...
Federal health officials said that nearly 14,000 heart devices tied ... are being voluntarily recalled. The Department of Justice announced an investigation into Abbott Laboratories' Michigan ...