Shares of Abiomed Inc. (NSDQ:ABMD) slipped nearly five percent on Wall Street this morning, after the FDA posted a warning letter admonishing the heart pump maker for marketing a device for uses it’s not cleared for.
The federal watchdog agency said a May 12 review of Danvers, Mass.-based Abiomed’s advertising, product labels and website “indicate that Abiomed is making claims that we stated were inappropriate in a January 28, 2010, letter to your firm” about its Impella Recover LP 2.5 cardiac assist device.