FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

HEARTWARE LVAS

MDR report key: 10017341 · Received May 1, 2020

Report

Report Number
10017341
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 1, 2020
Date of Event
December 26, 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

HEARTWARE LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE (LVAD) PATIENT PRESENTED WITH HIGH WATT ALARMS, ABNORMAL LVAD FUNCTION/WAVEFORMS AND HEMOGLOBINURIA IN THE SETTING OF INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO (INR) 1.7 AND ASPIRIN 325MG; REQUIRING HEARTWARE TO HEARTWARE EXCHANGE A WEEK LATER. PATIENT WAS THEN FOUND TO HAVE LEFT MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY TERRITORY INFARCT ON POINT OF DISCHARGE #1. INTRAOPERATIVE FINDING INCLUDED OUTFLOW GRAFT COMPRESSION BY THE DRIVELINE IN 2 LOCATIONS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
480768 HEARTWARE LVAS VENTRICULAR (ASSIST) BYPASS DSQ HEARTWARE, INC.

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 25550 DA Hospitalization| L| R| S