Z-2052-2017 Class I Terminated
Recall Details
- Product Type
- Devices
- Report Date
- May 31, 2017
- Initiation Date
- March 30, 2017
- Termination Date
- March 20, 2019
- Voluntary/Mandated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Product Quantity
- 24,077 active units in US
Product Description
HeartMate¿ II LVAS with Pocket Controller; 106015 - HMII LVAD SEALED KIT-PCTRL, NA UDI: 00813024011224 Intended to provide hemodynamic support in patients with end-stage, refractory left ventricular heart failure; intended for use inside or outside the hospital.
Reason for Recall
St. Jude Medical is providing all users of their HeartMate II LVAS with Pocket Controller with new software and updates to hardware to make the exchange to a backup controller easier. This is related to recall Z-1227/1230-2014.
Distribution Pattern
Worldwide Distribution -- US and Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, Columbia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Malaysia, Orman, Palastine, Poland, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, The Netherlands, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and United Kingdom.
Code Information
Serial numbers PC-14810, PC-14828, PC-14843, PC-14846, and PC-14848.