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• Staph Responsible for Most Heart Implant Infections, Study Finds

  April 15, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  New enrichment culture techniques helped Japanese researchers identify sources of heart implant infections, which often go unidentified.

• Boston Scientific Pacemaker Recall Comes After Hundreds of Injuries, Two Deaths Reported

  February 24, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  The FDA warns that battery problems with recalled Boston Scientific Accolade pacemakers puts patients at serious risk of death, with more than 800 injuries and at least two fatalities reported so far.

• Boston Scientific Accolade Pacemaker Recall Issued Due to Early Failure Risks

  December 17, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  The FDA has issued a safety warning, indicating power problems with certain Boston Scientific pacemakers constitute a recall and a potential danger to implant recipients.

• Medtronic Cobalt and Chrome Heart Implants Recalled Due to Shock Failure Risk

  August 23, 2022

  Russell Maas

  Medtronic has had to recall more heart implant devices due to defects which the FDA says could cause serious injuries or deaths.

• Medtronic Pacemaker Settlement Resolve Lawsuit Over Faulty Heart Implant

  August 11, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  Medtronic has reached an undisclosed settlement with a man who says he was implanted with a defective pacemaker and had to undergo revision surgery.

• Infected Heart Implants Often Left In Place, Despite Risks: Study

  April 13, 2022

  Martha Garcia

  Many patients with heart implant infections choose antibiotics over device removal, despite the higher risk of death, according to the findings of a new study.

• Airpods, Apple Pencil and Other Tech Devices Interfere with Heart Implants, Study Warns

  March 7, 2022

  Randy Dixon, Jr.

  A new study warns that some electronic devices can interfere with the functions of heart implants like pacemakers or defibrillators.

• FDA Warns of Medtronic Micra Leadless Pacemaker Heart Perforation Risks

  November 18, 2021

  Russell Maas

  The FDA is warning that Medtronic leadless pacemakers could increase the risk of cardiac perforations, resulting in life-threatening complications.

• Leadless Pacemakers May Have Lower Complications Rates: Study

  October 20, 2021

  Russell Maas

  The findings of a new study indicate leadless pacemakers have a lower rate of complications than older implants which require wired leads be implanted in the heart.

• Ingenio Pacemaker, CRT-P Recall Issued After Dozens of Incidents and Patient Injuries

  August 9, 2021

  Russell Maas

  About 48,000 Boston Scientific Ingenio pacemakers and CRT-Ps are being recalled due to a malfunction which could put them into "safety mode", preventing life-saving corrections to patients' heart rhythm.