FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

HEARTMATE II LVAS

MDR report key: 2192108 · Received August 4, 2011

Report

Report Number
2192108
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 4, 2011
Date of Event
July 15, 2011
Report Date
February 24, 2012
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 FAILURE.ADDITIONAL TEXT: CONNECTING TO POWER MODULE PRODUCED AUDIBLE ALARM WITH MOVEMENT OF WHITE CONTROLLER LEAD.SPECIFIC COMPONENT(S) INVOLVED: EXTERNAL CONTROLLER MALFUNCTION.ADDITIONAL TEXT: FRACTURE OF WHITE SYSTEM CONTROLLER LEAD.OTHER COMPONENT:CAUSATIVE OR CONTRIBUTING FACTOR: PATIENT ERROR IN CARING FOR SYSTEM.OTHER CAUSE:INTERVENTION(S): REPLACEMENT OF EXTERNAL CONTROLLER.OTHER INTERVENTION :IMPLANT DEVICE TYPE: LVAD.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

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

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 77.2 YR