FDA Announces Recall of Heart Devices After 49 Deaths Reported

A notice said there were 129 ’serious injuries’ that were reported, too.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in White Oak, Md., on June 5, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the recall of more than 66,000 heart pumps after dozens of deaths were reported, as the agency described it as the “most serious type of recall.”

Abiomed, a subsidiary of pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson, said in the FDA notice that it is recalling instructions for certain Impella left-sided blood pumps over serious safety issues that have led to 129 “serious injuries” along with 49 death reports.