Congressman Krishnamoorthi Leads Investigation into FDA’s Handling of a Dangerous Medical Device

Congressman Krishnamoorthi is spearheading the investigation into certain problematic health devices as part of his ongoing work on the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. The investigation is beginning after reporters from ProPublica initially wrote about the numerous safety problems surrounding the FDA and the HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device. The device, created to help patients with severe heart failure, stopped meeting key federal standards as early as 2014, and is now connected to more than 3000 reported deaths. Congressman Krishnamoorthi wrote in a letter to the FDA commissioner, “I am concerned by FDA’s slow action, over multiple administrations, to protect patients from this product despite early warning signs.”