FDA: Stop Using Medtronic ’s Heartware Ventricular Assist Device

After more than 100 complaints of malfunctions involving Medtronic ’s Heartware Ventricular Assist Device (HVAD) that resulted in 14 deaths and 13 device removals, the FDA has urged physicians not to use the device. The company simultaneously announced that it had ceased sales and distribution.

Source: JAMA - July 20, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research