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For Second Time This Month, Medtronic Announces Class I FDA Recall Related To HeartWare System Component

Baxter Volara Recall Classified; BD Faces Bone Needle Recall

 
• By Elizabeth Orr

Medtronic, Baxter and BD are all facing recalls, with Medtronic finding yet another issue with HeartWare HVAD systems. Separately, the FDA put a Baxter respiratory device recall into Class I, and BD announced a recall on intraosseous devices.

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Medtronic plc’s recent spate of recalls has continued, with the company announcing on 23 June that it was recalling a single lot of batteries used in the HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device (HVAD) System.

The recall notice states that the lot of batteries may have a welding defect that can cause the two...

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