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Too old and too sick for a heart transplant, Arvid Herrman was given a choice: Have a mechanical pump implanted in his heart, potentially keeping him alive for several years,

The HeartMate 3 is considered the safest mechanical heart pump of its kind, but a federal database has more than 4500 reports in which the medical device may have caused a patient's death.

The HeartMate 3 is considered the safest mechanical heart pump of its kind, but a federal database contains more than 4,500 reports in which the medical device may have caused or contributed to a patient’s death.

Too old and too sick for a heart transplant, Arvid Herrman was given a choice: Have a mechanical pump implanted in his heart, potentially keeping him alive for several years, or do nothing and almost certainly die within a year.

The HeartMate 3 is considered the safest mechanical heart pump of its kind, but a federal database contains more than 4,500 reports in which it may have caused or contributed to a patient's death.

US Senator Durbin and US Representative Schakowsky have introduced legislation to reform medical device recalls to improve patient safety.

ProPublica and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette investigated Philips Respironics' response to contaminants in life-saving breathing machines.

Tainted CPAP machines and ventilators went to children, the elderly and at least 700,000 veterans despite internal warnings. Company insiders said the devices posed an “unacceptable” risk.

An international team of reporters from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, ProPublica and beyond reviewed thousands of records and interviewed insiders to expose what went wrong.

An international team of reporters reviewed thousands of records and interviewed insiders to expose what went wrong in the global corporation.