Abbott’s research has shown that its HeartMate 3 pump can extend the lives of advanced heart patients by at least five years.
The Class I recall is the second one for Abbott’s HeartMate 3 device this year and follows 70 injuries and two patient deaths ...
Abbott Laboratories instruction manual A pair of heart devices manufactured by a subsidiary of North Chicago-based Abbott Laboratories has received the FDA’s most serious recall after being ...
In the latest notice, which follows a February recall of the device for a separate issue, Abbott took action due to reports of blood leakage and air entrapment.
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 ...
(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 ...
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 ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has tagged a recall of Abbott’s HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist device (LVAD) as Class I, the most serious designation for a medical device.