St. Jude’s ultra-thin defibrillator wires are part of a new recall for heart patients.<\/p>\n
On January 13, St. Jude Medical Inc. issued a recall of the wire that is used to secure a device designed to close an opening which can occur in the heart between the two upper chambers. According to the recall, the wire has the potential to fracture, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.<\/p>\n
The Amplatzer TorqVue FX Delivery System has been in use since 2012; the product has been recalled by medical device manufacturer due to its potential for fracture when used in some implant practices and to repair some cardiac anatomies. All batches of the device have been recalled after a number of the wires fractured during surgery. While there have not yet been any reported deaths or serious injuries associated with the product, physicians have been advised to stop using the product and remove it (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" St. Jude’s ultra-thin defibrillator wires are part of a new recall for heart patients. On January 13, St. Jude Medical Inc. issued a recall of the wire that is used to secure a device designed to close an opening which…<\/span><\/p>\n