More Heartmate Troubles For Abbott. Latest Recall Includes 14 Deaths

Abbott initiated a recall in February of thousands of Heartmate devices due to a system obstruction that can result in serious health outcomes, including death. The FDA has now designated the recall as class I.

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Abbott/Thoratec Corp is recalling more than 13,000 HeartMate II and HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist System (LVAS) devices designed to support patients with severe left ventricular failure awaiting a heart transplant, or as a permanent solution when transplant is not an option.

The devices, distributed in the US beginning in April 2008, pump in place of the left ventricle, diverting blood from...

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