FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

HEARTMATE II LVAS

MDR report key: 2024278 · Received March 18, 2011

Report

Report Number
2024278
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 18, 2011
Date of Event
February 16, 2011
Report Date
June 1, 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 FAILURE. ADDITIONAL TEXT: AS PER PATIENT "WOULDN'T STOP ALARMING". SPECIFIC COMPONENT(S) INVOLVED: EXTERNAL CONTROLLER MALFUNCTION. ADDITIONAL TEXT: HMII CONTROLLER. OTHER COMPONENT: CAUSATIVE OR CONTRIBUTING FACTOR: PATIENT NONCOMPLIANCE IN DEVICE MAINTENANCE AND PROTECTION; PATIENT ERROR IN CARING FOR SYSTEM. OTHER CAUSE: INTERVENTION(S): REPLACEMENT OF EXTERNAL CONTROLLER. OTHER INTERVENTION : IMPLANT DEVICE TYPE: LVAD.

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 28.6 YR