Z-1230-2014 Class I Terminated

Recalled by Thoratec Corporation — Pleasanton, CA

Recall Details

Product Type
Devices
Report Date
April 2, 2014
Initiation Date
March 4, 2014
Termination Date
August 27, 2015
Voluntary/Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Product Quantity
7436 in total

Product Description

Heart Mate II Pocket Controllers removed from packaging Product Usage: HeartMate II is a mechanical device that circulates blood throughout the body when the heart is too weak to pump blood adequately on its own.

Reason for Recall

Discovery of serious injuries and deaths associated with the process of changing from a primary System controller to their back-up System controller in patients using the Pocket System controller model.

Distribution Pattern

Worldwide distribution: US (nationwide) including states of: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, and WI; and countries of: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Lithuania, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Turkey, and United Kingdom.

Code Information

Catalog number 105109 (found on side of unit) all serial numbers