FDA issues early alerts for certain Baxter, Abiomed products
The Food and Drug Administration has issued early alerts for certain Spectrum infusion pumps from Baxter and Abiomed Automated Impella Controllers. The agency said the affected infusion pumps may have an incorrect version of software, while the Abiomed product may not detect an Impella pump when connected.
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