Abbott/Thoratec Corp is recalling more than 13,000 HeartMate II and HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist System (LVAS) devices designed to support patients with severe left ventricular failure awaiting a heart transplant, or as a permanent solution when transplant is not an option.
The devices, distributed in the US beginning in April 2008, pump in place of the left ventricle, diverting blood from...






