The HeartMate Touch Communication System (version 1.0.32) is being recalled because the pump may unexpectedly stop or start.
Receive email when new articles are published onAbbott has recalled the HeartMate Touch Communication System , which monitors patients with an implantable HeartMate 3on the US Food and Drug Administration website explains that issues may occur if the HeartMate Touch System is disconnected from a patient's HeartMate Controller while a "pump stop" command is running.
"Use of the affected system may cause serious adverse health consequences, including lightheadedness, sudden change in blood flow, loss of consciousness and death," the FDA says. This recall is a correction, not a product removal. Abbott has sent all affected customers an urgent medical device correction letter with the following guidance on how to handle the problem:
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