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Medical device recalls 2021

Medtronic HVAD Pump Implant Kits — Class I medical device recall Z-0946-2021

Ongoing recall by Heartware, Inc., reported 2021-02-10, distributed nationwide. Pumps manufactured with impellers from a subset of lots from a single supplier are failing to initially start,

Recall numberZ-0946-2021
Product typeMedical device
ClassificationClass I
StatusOngoing
Voluntary or mandatedVoluntary
Recalling firmHeartware, Inc., Miami Lakes, FL, United States
Recall initiated2020-11-19
Classified2021-02-04
Reported by FDA2021-02-10
DistributedNationwide (US)
Quantity19,562 units
UPC / GTIN / UDI-DI00763000170967, 00888707000017, 00888707000239, 00888707000581, 00888707000604, 00888707000611, 00888707000628, 00888707000635, 00888707000642, 00888707000666, 00888707000680, 00888707000697, 00888707001434, 00888707001649, 00888707002028, 00888707002141, 00888707002264, 00888707002387, 00888707002394, 00888707002400, 00888707002417, 00888707002424, 00888707002431, 00888707002448, 00888707002455 and 51 more
Serial numbers1104, HW001, HW012, HW016, HW017, HW023, HW025, HW028, HW044, HW045, HW046, HW047, HW049, HW050, HW051, HW061, HW064, HW083, HW084, HW086, HW091, HW094, HW1000, HW10001, HW10002 and 475 more
Model numbers1100, 1101, 1102, 1103, 1104, 1104CA-CLIN, 1104JP, 1205, MCS1705PU

Product

Medtronic HVAD Pump Implant Kits, labeled as: a. PUMP 1103, b. PUMP 1104, c. PUMP 1104JP, d. PUMP 1100, e. Model 1101, f. Model 1102, g. Model 1104CA-CLIN, h. Model 1205, i. Model MCS1705PU

Reason for recall

Pumps manufactured with impellers from a subset of lots from a single supplier are failing to initially start, restart, or experiencing a delay in restart within the maximum number of restart attempts at a rate substantially higher than pump in the overall population.

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-0946-2021. Look up any UPC, UDI, NDC or lot with /v1/recalls/lookup?code=…. API docs · free and paid keys.

Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration enforcement report via openFDA (CC0). Structured by Data Foundry (recall-structuring@2); last changed 2026-09-26. Not affiliated with or endorsed by FDA. Not medical or legal advice.