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Medtronic Pulls Harmony Heart Valve Delivery Catheters Over Tip Detachment Risk, but Implanted Valves Stay in Place
['Joseph James']
Medical Daily
The Harmony Delivery Catheter System is the tool.
For a parent whose teenager had a Harmony valve placed last year, the correct takeaway is that nothing changes.
The newest confirmed fact is that certain Harmony delivery catheter lots have been pulled over a tip detachment risk, with no serious injuries or deaths reported as of mid-May.
Medtronic reported no serious injuries and no deaths associated with this issue as of May 14, 2026.Who receives a Harmony valve?
Medtronic recalled the Harmony delivery catheter in 2022 over a breakage risk and later relaunched the system after working with the FDA.