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Heart pumps tied to 14 deaths, hundreds of injuries are being recalled

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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 System (LVAS/LVAD), produced by Abbott Laboratories' Thoratec Corp., were voluntarily recalled "due to an issue called Extrinsic Outflow Graft Obstruction," the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said in a notice.  The FDA said the devices work by t…

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Heart pumps tied to 14 deaths, hundreds of injuries are being recalled

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 System (LVAS/LVAD), produced by Abbott Laboratories' Thoratec Corp., were voluntarily recalled "due to an issue called Extrinsic Outflow Graft Obstruction," the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said in a notice.  The FDA said the devices work by t…

17 days ago·United States
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Beckley Register-HeraldBeckley Register-Herald

FDA announces recall of heart pumps linked to deaths and injuries

(TNS) — 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.

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FDA Recalls Heart Pumps Linked to Deaths and Injuries

Two medical devices that mechanically pump blood to the heart have caused hundreds of injuries and more than a dozen deaths

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