Read more to learn about what Impella heart pumps are, the risks and benefits, cost, and more. The Impella is a small ventricular assistance device. This means that it supports the functioning of ...

SGMC Health has successfully performed its first procedure using the Abiomed Impella 5.5 with SmartAssist, a minimally ...

Cardiogenic shock means the heart is failing to pump, and the Impella device helps the heart pump. But Kader didn't know it would be a game changer for him, too. "I couldn't fully endorse a ...

There are new and revised warnings about the instructions for use of a certain type of heart pump that could lead to a risk of heart perforation, according to an alert issued by the pump's ...

The Impella pumps are tiny devices used temporarily to help support a patient’s heart, such as during high-risk procedures or after a severe heart attack. If the pump is used incorrectly ...

"The Impella left-sided heart pumps are used to reduce the work of the heart and support the circulatory system during high-risk cardiac procedures.The device, which looks like a flexible straw ...

Impella heart pumps do not need to be returned ... Clinicians may continue to use the Impella devices, with the additional instructions for patients with TAVR in mind, the FDA says.

The company also addressed that problem with an update to the device instructions, F.D.A. records show. Impella heart pumps were first cleared for use in 2008, and their use was contested among ...

Abiomed has issued an Urgent Medical Device Correction updating the instructions for its Impella RP with SmartAssist and also its Impella RP Flex with SmartAssist heart pumps. The US Food and Drug ...