St. Jude ICD, CRT-D Recall Addresses Battery Problems and Cybersecurity Risks
The FDA has approved a new update to address battery problems linked to Abbott Laboratories (formerly St. Jude) ICD and CRT-D heart implants.…
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The FDA has approved a new update to address battery problems linked to Abbott Laboratories (formerly St. Jude) ICD and CRT-D heart implants.…
Medtronic is recalling a number of ICD and CRT-D heart implants due to a defect which could prevent them from providing life-saving shocks to patients.…
A HeartStart MRx Defibrillator recall has been announced due to defects which could result in the devices failing to give life-saving electrical shocks when needed.…
Tens of thousands of Zoll LifeVest 4000 wearable defibrillators are being recalled due to an error which can prevent them from giving life-saving shocks.…
The FDA has announced that St. Jude has released new software meant to provide earlier warning of possible battery failure in recalled defibrillator implants.…
A class action lawsuit against St. Jude and Abbott Laboratories accuses the companies of knowingly selling defective defibrillators with batteries that could rapidly fail, costing insurers millions of dollars.…
The FDA has issued a warning letter to St. Jude and its parent company, Abbott, indicating that they continued to ship out defective defibrillators after an October 2016 recall, resulting in seven patients being implanted with devices with batteries that could suddenly fail.…
The FDA has issued a Class I recall notice for the HeartStart Rx Defibrillator, warning that electrical problems could cause the device to fail to deliver life-saving shocks.…
Problems with the LIFEPAK 1000 defibrillator could cause a failure to deliver life-saving shocks, resulting in an FDA Class I recall classification.…
Medical devices and hospitals are dangerously vulnerable to cybersecurity breaches, according to a presentation at a recent cybersecurity conference.…