More Impella left-sided blood pumps are under Class I recall, this time for potential interactions with transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) stents, the FDA announced Thursday. The affected ...

Johnson & Johnson MedTech today announced new data confirming the benefits of its Abiomed business' Impella CP system.

On Thursday, Johnson & Johnson’s (NYSE:JNJ) Abiomed said it is recalling its Impella Left Sided Blood Pumps because the pump catheter may perforate (cut) the wall of the left ventricle in the heart.

ROCHESTER, Minn. — With only a 50% survival rate, the heart attack complication known as cardiogenic shock is one of the direst challenges faced by emergency room and ICU clinicians. A dangerous ...

Abiomed's Impella heart pumps are carving out an important niche in cardiac cath labs. With the S&P Healthcare Equipment Select Industry Index up 32% this past year, it's clear that the industry ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.—High-risk patients undergoing PCI, treatment with Impella 2.5 compared very favorably with the intra-aortic balloon-pump, according to trial results. Researchers of the PROTECT ...

When he was 25 years old, Thorsten Siess, a mechanical engineering student at the University of Aachen in Germany had an idea: What if there was a way to keep the heart pumping blood during surgery or ...

A new life-saving technology was used during a heartfelt reunion thanks to the world’s smallest heart pump, Impella, giving patients a second chance at life ...

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A pricey high-tech pump that maintains blood flow during heart procedures could be more dangerous to patients than its low-tech predecessor, a pair of recent studies finds. The Impella device is ...

DANVERS, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted breakthrough device designation to Abiomed’s (NASDAQ: ABMD) Impella ECP expandable percutaneous heart ...