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Medical device recalls 2018

Thoratec CentriMag Motor — Class II medical device recall Z-0103-2019

Terminated recall by Thoratec Switzerland GMBH, reported 2018-10-24, distributed in AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE…. Reports of circulatory support system motor stopping. Motor stop can be attributed to a break of a wire or sho

Recall numberZ-0103-2019
Product typeMedical device
ClassificationClass II
StatusTerminated
Voluntary or mandatedVoluntary
Recalling firmThoratec Switzerland GMBH, Zurich, N/A, Switzerland
Recall initiated2018-09-05
Classified2018-10-12
Reported by FDA2018-10-24
Terminated2021-04-28
DistributedAL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV
Quantity1,569
Reason classesdevice malfunction
UPC / GTIN / UDI-DI07640135140078
Model numbers102956

Product

Thoratec CentriMag Motor, Model: 102956, a component of the Thoratec CentriMag Blood Pumping System and PediMag Blood Pumping System.

Reason for recall

Reports of circulatory support system motor stopping. Motor stop can be attributed to a break of a wire or short circuit between wires within the electrical cable where the cable exits the motor cable bend protection.

Machine access

This record, with every extracted code, the verbatim FDA record and provenance, is available from the recall API: GET https://api.data.aroqon.com/v1/recalls/Z-0103-2019. Look up any UPC, UDI, NDC or lot with /v1/recalls/lookup?code=…. API docs · free and paid keys.

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