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FDA highlights recall of certain Impella introducer kits after 3 injuries

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By Michael Walter 
| Cardiovascular Business
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has shared a new safety alert related to Johnson & Johnson MedTech’s line of Impella heart pumps. This voluntary recall covers certain 14Fr Low Profile Introducer Kits used to facilitate access to a patient’s vascular system for the introduction and removal of the Impella CP with SmartAssist device. Johnson & Johnson MedTech found that these introducer kits were associated with an increased risk of thrombus formation.
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New-look pacemaker uses ultrasound to stimulate the heart—no implant required

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By Michael Walter 
| Cardiovascular Business
Engineers with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a noninvasive pacemaker that uses ultrasound to stimulate the heart. The group shared its early experience with the device in Nature Biomedical Engineering, highlighting its compact, wearable design. “Pacemakers are one of the most important and widely used human implants, and they have saved millions of lives,” Gengxi Lu, the study’s co-corresponding author, said in a statement.
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Medical societies respond after Trump administration questioned necessity of certain procedures

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By Michael Walter 
| Cardiovascular Business
The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) and four other U.S. medical societies are pushing back on certain aspects of a recent investigation by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The OIG’s report, published in early May, suggested dozens of physicians may be performing medically unnecessary procedures in the name of profit.
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