Z-1607-2014 Class II Terminated

Recalled by HeartWare Inc — Miami Lakes, FL

FDA device recall Z-1607-2014 was initiated by HeartWare Inc on Apr 16, 2014 and is designated Class II. Reason for recall: Patients and caregivers are instructed that if a battery does not provide two hours of support or behaves unusually, that battery should no longer be used and should be replaced. The recall status is terminated (terminated Oct 3, 2016). Affected quantity: 32,349.

Recall Details

Product Type
Devices
Report Date
May 21, 2014
Initiation Date
Apr 16, 2014
Termination Date
Oct 3, 2016
Voluntary/Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Product Quantity
32,349

Product Description

HeartWare HVAD Pump Implant Kit (Heartware Ventricular Assist Device) - HeartWare Battery For use as a bridge-to-cardiac transplantation in patients who are at risk of death from refractory end-stage ventricular heart failure.The HeartWare VAS is designed for in-hospital and out-of-hospital settings, including transportation via fix-wing aircraft or helicopter.

Reason for Recall

Patients and caregivers are instructed that if a battery does not provide two hours of support or behaves unusually, that battery should no longer be used and should be replaced.

Distribution Pattern

Worldwide Distribution - USA including AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY, District of Columbia and Internationally to Canada, Dominican Republic, Australia, Belgium, Italy, Germany, New Zeland, South Afica, Japan, Venezuela, Czech Republic, France, Switzerland, Brazil, UK, Saui Arabia, Taiwan, Slovakia, Luxemburg, Hong Kong, Lebano, India, Chile, Oldenburg, Israel, Netherlands, Croatia, Egypt, Turkey, Malaysia, Norway, Greece, Spain, Lithuania, Korea, Singapore, Poland, and Argentina.

Code Information

Catalog# USA:1650 // OUS: 1650, 1650-DE All HeartWare Battery Serial Numbers

Source

Dataset
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