FDA Issues Alerts Over 2 Heart Devices Linked to Injuries, Deaths

The FDA said that it is aware of issues with two heart devices linked to hundreds of injuries and two dozen deaths.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration campus in Silver Spring, Md., on Oct. 14, 2015. Andrew Harnik/AP Photo

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) flagged problems with two heart devices that have been linked to hundreds of injuries and more than two dozen deaths.

In two alerts issued on its website, the FDA warned about electrical problems associated with Boston Scientific’s defibrillator systems and a separate issue with one of the company’s heart implants used to reduce the risk of stroke.