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Health Canada Medical devices

Apical Coring Knife and Heartmate 3 Left Ventricular Assist System

Issued September 8, 2023
Issue
Starting in April 2023, Abbott has received complaints regarding inability of the Apical Coring Knife to start and/or complete resecting heart tissue when the physician was preparing the patient's heart for implantation of the left ventricular assist device (LVAD). Recall Start Date: August 24, 2023
Hazard description
Performance
Product
Product name
Apical Coring Knife and Heartmate 3 Left Ventricular Assist System
Reference
ID
RA-74243