The manufacturer has identified that certain Abiomed heart pumps with differential pressure sensors have the potential to display inaccurate information.
Johnson & Johnson’s Abiomed has sent an urgent medical device correction about a malfunction risk linked to 22 reports of ...
The FDA issued an early alert related to updated instructions for certain Impella devices from Johnson & Johnson MedTech’s ...
The agency says there have been 22 injuries and no deaths associated with this potentially high-risk device issue.
On Thursday, Johnson & Johnson’s (NYSE:JNJ) Abiomed said it is recalling its Impella Left Sided Blood Pumps because the pump catheter may perforate (cut) the wall of the left ventricle in the heart.
A pricey high-tech pump that maintains blood flow during heart procedures could be more dangerous to patients than its low-tech predecessor, a pair of new studies finds. The Impella device is ...
CLEVELAND — Forty-one-year-old Mark Kader is a husband, father of five, registered nurse, and associate clinical consultant for Abiomed, a medical device company. He's passionate about educating ...
ROCHESTER, Minn. — With only a 50% survival rate, the heart attack complication known as cardiogenic shock is one of the direst challenges faced by emergency room and ICU clinicians. A dangerous ...
Abiomed ($ABMD) gained FDA clearance for another iteration of its Impella heart pump, an important win for a product line that's become vital to Abiomed's bottom line ...
NEW ORLEANS – The Impella 5.0 and 5.5 left ventricular assist device failed to measure up on outcomes when used for high-risk patients undergoing ventricular tachycardia (VT) ablation therapies, ...
A pricey high-tech pump that maintains blood flow during heart procedures could be more dangerous to patients than its low-tech predecessor, a pair of recent studies finds. The Impella device is ...