FDA issues alert on heart pump issue
The Food and Drug Administration Feb. 3 released an early alert on a heart pump issue from certain Abiomed products. The agency said Abiomed found its Impella RP with SmartAssist and Impella RP Flex with SmartAssist devices could display inaccurate information due to a malfunction of the differential pressure sensors. The company reported 22 injuries associated with the issue since Jan. 15.
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