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• Medtronic HVAD Lawsuit Alleges Heart Pump Malfunctioned and Failed to Restart, Resulting in Fatal Injury

  June 20, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  Hospital staff could do nothing but send a man home to die after his recalled Medtronic HVAD system failed to restart during a battery change, according to a recently filed lawsuit.

• Medtronic HVAD Pump Implant Kit Recall Issued Over Weld Defect

  June 9, 2022

  Russell Maas

  A bad pump weld in Medtronic HVAD systems, which were officially pulled from the market a year ago, has resulted in another Class I recall linked to at least one patient death.

• Medtronic Warns of HVAD Battery Problems Result in Another Recall

  May 6, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  Medtronic is recalling hundreds of HVAD system batteries which may fail due to a welding defect which has already claimed one patient's life.

• FDA Warns of Airway Obstruction Risks Linked to Medtronic EMG Endotracheal Tubes

  April 28, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA warns that incidents of brain damage and patient deaths have been linked to airway obstructions and ventilation failures linked to Medtronic silicone-based EMG Endotracheal Tubes.

• Medtronic MiniMed 630G Pump Lawsuit Filed Over Insulin-Induced Coma, Wrongful Death

  April 22, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  Medtronic faces a wrongful death lawsuit by a woman who says her husband went into a coma and died when his MiniMed infusion pump malfunctioned and delivered too much insulin.

• Security Gaps in 150,000 Infusion Pumps Makes Them Vulnerable to Hacking: Report

  March 23, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  A new report reveals that many medical devices, especially infusion pumps, still have cybersecurity gaps identified years ago which could be exploited by malicious hackers.

• Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Over Medtronic MiniMed Pump Malfunction

  March 15, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  A wrongful death lawsuit claims a Medtronic MiniMed malfunction led to a fatal insulin overdose.

• Baxter Sigma Spectrum Infusion Pump Recall: Alarm Failure Linked To At Least Three Deaths

  March 14, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  Baxter has recalled more than 277,000 Sigma Spectrum infusion pumps following three deaths and dozens of serious injuries due to the failure of an alarm that is supposed to warn hospital staff that the flow of fluids is being blocked.

• Medtronic TurboHawk Catheter Recall Issued Due to Tips Breaking

  March 10, 2022

  Randy Dixon, Jr.

  The FDA has given a class I designation to a recall of Medtronic TurboHawk atherectomy systems due to a risk of the catheter tips breaking off and causing life-threatening arterial injuries.

• Baxter Warns of Spectrum Infusion Pump Problems

  February 21, 2022

  Martha Garcia

  Baxter has issued a warning about problems with some of its Spectrum infusion pumps following reports of injuries and deaths.