WASHINGTON, April 25 | Wed Apr 25, 2012 5:58pm EDT
WASHINGTON, April 25 (Reuters) - HeartWare International Inc won a U.S. advisory panel's support on Wednesday for its most important product: a blood pump that helps people with severe heart failure.
A panel of outside experts to the Food and Drug Administration voted 9-2 to recommend approval of the mechanical heart-assist device, called the HeartWare ventricular assist device (HVAD). HeartWare shares were halted pending the panel outcome.
The FDA usually follows panel recommendations, although it is not required to, and a final decision is expected later.
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