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# Abbott Recalls HeartMate 3 Heart Pump
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/abbott-recalls-heartmate-3-heart-pump/
- Published: 2018-05-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-15T00:06:50.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Devices, #legacy-id-D5141503

Abbott has recalled its HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist System due to a malfunction in the device’s outflow graft assembly that may cause the outflow graft to twist and close up (occlusion) over time. “Occlusion of the outflow graft can reduce or stop pump flow and set off a persistent low flow alarm in the system,” a recall [notice](https://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/ListofRecalls/ucm608396.htm?ref=fdaweb.com) says. A reduction in pump flow can lead to serious adverse events such as blood clots and death. The device helps deliver blood from the heart to the rest of the body. It is used for short-term support of patients who are at risk of death from end-stage left ventricular heart failure, such as patients awaiting a heart transplant. The system includes a blood pump that is implanted in the space around the heart (pericardium) along with an outflow graft that connects the pump to the aorta.