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https://www.medtechdive.com/news/johnson-jnj-impella-heart-pump-ACC-no-patient-benefit-2-trials/816332/
J&J’s Impella heart pump shows no patient benefit in 2 trials | MedTech Dive
Study investigators cautioned against routine use of the device in complex percutaneous coronary interventions and to treat heart attack patients who don’t...
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https://www.medtechdive.com/news/fda-posts-early-alert-for-safety-issue-with-impella-heart-pump-devices/813178/
FDA posts early alert for safety issue with Impella heart pump devices | MedTech Dive
The cassettes have an increased risk of purge leaks that can lead to the loss of hemodynamic support.
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https://medcenterhealth.org/the-medical-center-at-bowling-green-performs-500th-procedure-using-minimally-invasive-heart-pump/
The Medical Center at Bowling Green performs 500th procedure using minimally-invasive heart pump –...
The Medical Center at Bowling Green has performed more than 500 procedures using the Impella with SmartAssist. This minimally-invasive heart pump can help...
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https://www.medtechdive.com/news/JNJ-Abiomed-recall-cybersecurity-heart-pump-controller/802685/
Cybersecurity triggers another recall of J&J’s Impella heart pump controller | MedTech Dive
While no patients have been harmed, the FDA categorized the action as a Class I recall because of the potential for serious injury or death.
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https://businessjournalism.org/2022/12/neil-bedi/
A company took its heart pump off the market. ProPublica knew that wasn’t the full story. | The...
Oct 15, 2024 - Medtronic said it took the device off the market in 2021 because a competing device was safer, but Neil Bedi knew that wasn’t the full story.
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https://ispyphysiology.com/2026/04/08/not-just-a-pump-how-your-heart-talks-to-the-rest-of-your-body/
Not Just a Pump: How Your Heart Talks to the Rest of Your Body - I Spy Physiology Blog
Apr 15, 2026 - When we learn about the heart in school, it’s usually described as a pump: strong, steady and rhythmic. That’s true. But what fascinates me most, as a...
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