FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
HEARTWARE LVAS
MDR report key: 10017036
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Received May 1, 2020
Report
- Report Number
- 10017036
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- May 1, 2020
- Date of Event
- February 5, 2018
- 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
HEARTWARE PATIENT PRESENTS WITH HIGH WATT ALARM, HEMOGLOBINURIA, ABNORMAL LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE (LVAD) WAVEFORMS IN THE SETTING OF INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO (INR) 2.4 AND ASPIRIN 325 MG DAILY. LACTIC ACID DEHYDROGENASE (LDH) PEAKED AT 4692, AND PLASMA HEMOGLOBIN 156. PATIENT REQUIRED HEARTWARE TO HEARTWARE EXCHANGE ON DAY 2; POST OP COMPLICATIONS INCLUDED RESPIRATORY FAILURE REQUIRING TRACH AND BACTEREMIA. HEPARIN TO COUMADIN BRIDGE WAS COMPLETED PRIOR TO DISCHARGE AND ASPIRIN 325 WAS RESUMED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 481453 | HEARTWARE LVAS | VENTRICULAR (ASSIST) BYPASS | DSQ | HEARTWARE, INC. |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12410 DA | Hospitalization| L| R |