Maquet Cardiovascular, LLC device recall (Cls II)

Heartstring III Proximal Seal System, 3.8 MM. Intravascular anastomosis occluder. — Reason: Three failure modes have been identified: failure of the Heartstring Seal to load, failure of the Heartstring Seal to deploy into the aortotomy, and failure of the deployed Heartstring Seal to provide adequate hemostasis. — Status: Ongoing