FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

HEARTMATE II LVAS

MDR report key: 2012415 · Received March 9, 2011

Report

Report Number
2012415
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 9, 2011
Date of Event
February 3, 2011
Report Date
May 23, 2011
Manufacturer
THORATEC CORPORATION
Product Code
DSQ
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
AL, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

MAJOR PUMP UNIT(S) INVOLVED: EXTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEM FAILURESPECIFIC COMPONENT(S) INVOLVED: EXTERNAL CONTROLLER MALFUNCTION

Description of Event or Problem · 1

MAJOR PUMP UNIT(S) INVOLVED: EXTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEM FAILUREADDITIONAL TEXT: PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY DISCONNECTED HIMSELF FROM SYSTEM CONTROLLER FOR APPROXIMATELY 7-8 MINUTESSPECIFIC COMPONENT(S) INVOLVED: EXTERNAL CONTROLLER MALFUNCTIONADDITIONAL TEXT: PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY DISCONNECTED HIMSELF FROM SYSTEM CONTROLLER FOR APPROXIMATELY 7-8 MINUTESOTHER COMPONENT:CAUSATIVE OR CONTRIBUTING FACTOR: PATIENT NONCOMPLIANCE IN DEVICE MAINTENANCE AND PROTECTION; PATIENT ERROR IN CARING FOR SYSTEMOTHER CAUSE:INTERVENTION(S): OTHER INTERVENTIONS, SPECIFYOTHER INTERVENTION : PATIENT RECONNECTED HIMSELF TO SYSTEM CONTROLLERIMPLANT DEVICE TYPE: LVADMALFUNCTION DEVICE TYPE:

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 HEARTMATE II LVAS LVAD DSQ THORATEC CORPORATION

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 62.7 YR