HeartWare Ventricular Assist System — Class I medical device recall Z-1731-2015
Ongoing recall by HeartWare Inc, reported 2015-06-24, distributed in AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL…. Complaints with the HVAD Internal Controller Alarm Battery failures.
| Recall number | Z-1731-2015 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Medical device |
| Classification | Class I |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Voluntary or mandated | Voluntary |
| Recalling firm | HeartWare Inc, Miami Lakes, FL, United States |
| Recall initiated | 2015-04-29 |
| Classified | 2015-06-12 |
| Reported by FDA | 2015-06-24 |
| Distributed | AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA |
| Countries outside the US | AR, AT, AU, BE, BR, CA, CH, CL, CZ, DE, DK, EG, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HK, HR, HU, IL, IN, IT, JP, KR, LB, LT, LU, MY, NL, NO, NZ, PL, RO, SE, SG, SK, TR, ZA |
| Quantity | 3,747 curently |
| Model numbers | 1100, 1101, 1102, 1103, 1104, 1104JP, 1205 |
Product
HeartWare Ventricular Assist System (HVAD). Catalog #'s US: 1101 and 1103 / OUS: 1100,1101,1102,1104,1104JP and 1205. For use as a bridge-to-cardiac transplantation in patients who are at risk of death from refractory end-stage left ventricular heart failure.
Reason for recall
Complaints with the HVAD Internal Controller Alarm Battery failures.
Machine access
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