Inspectors repeatedly found manufacturing and device quality problems with the HeartWare heart pump.
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Thu. Aug 5, 2021
Inspectors repeatedly found manufacturing and device quality problems with the HeartWare heart pump. But the FDA did not penalize the company, and patients had the device implanted on their hearts without knowing the facts.
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