FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

HEARTWARE LVAS

MDR report key: 10017023 · Received May 1, 2020

Report

Report Number
10017023
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 1, 2020
Date of Event
October 25, 2019
Report Date
April 28, 2020
Manufacturer
HEARTWARE, INC.
Product Code
DSQ
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
OH
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PATIENT WITH HISTORY OF HEARTWARE TO HEARTWARE EXCHANGE FOR HEMOLYSIS ~ 1.5 YEARS PRIOR, NOW PRESENTS WITH HEMOGLOBINURIA, NO VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES (VAD) ALARMS INITIALLY AND NO ABNORMAL LVAD WAVEFORMS INITIALLY IN THE SETTING OF INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO (INR) 1.7 AND ASPIRIN 325 MG DAILY. LACTIC ACID DEHYDROGENASE (LDH) PEAKED AT 2907 AND PLASMA HEMOGLOBIN 219. WITHIN 24 HOURS OF ADMISSION HIGH WATT ALARMS AND ABNORMAL WAVEFORMS WERE OBSERVED. PATIENT UNDERWENT HEARTWARE TO HEARTMATE 3 EXCHANGE. HEPARIN TO COUMADIN THERAPY WAS COMPLETED PRIOR TO ADMISSION, AND ASPIRIN 325 MG WAS RESUMED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
481270 HEARTWARE LVAS VENTRICULAR (ASSIST) BYPASS DSQ HEARTWARE, INC.

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 12775 DA Hospitalization| L| R