FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
HEARTMATE II LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE
MDR report key: 3940327
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Received June 19, 2014
Report
- Report Number
- 2916596-2014-01019
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- June 19, 2014
- Date of Event
- May 20, 2014
- Report Date
- May 20, 2014
- Manufacturer
- THORATEC CORP.
- Product Code
- DSQ
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NC, US
- Reporter Occupation
- HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
NO FURTHER INFO IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. A SUPPLEMENTAL. REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED WHEN THE MANUFACTURER'S INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETED.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
THE PT WAS IMPLANTED WITH A LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE (LVAD). IT WAS REPORTED BY THE VAD COORDINATOR THAT THE PT'S PUMP WAS EXCHANGED. THE PT HAD RECEIVED A PUMP EXCHANGE IN (B)(6) (MFR REPORT NUMBER 0002916596-2014-00294) DUE TO NONCOMPLIANCE WITH LOVENOX AND THE HOSPITAL FEELS HE IS THROMBOSING AGAIN. HIS LDH WAS 1200. THEY TRIED INTRAVENTRICULAR TPA AND IT DIDN'T SEEM TO HELP. THE PUMP WAS EXCHANGED FOR ANOTHER MANUFACTURERS DEVICE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 360775 | HEARTMATE II LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE | DSQ: LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE | DSQ | THORATEC CORP. | 106015 | 136667 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 YR | Required Intervention |