1. Abiomed Impella Heart Pump Recall: Purge Cassette Leak Risk Can Cause Pump Stops
A critical safety recall is underway for Abiomed's Impella Generation 1 heart pumps, triggered by a purge cassette defect that can cause the life-sustaining device to fail. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Class I recall—its most serious designation—for the Impella Purge Cassettes due to an incr...