FDA Enforcement Class I Terminated

HeartMate II Implant Kit with Pocket Controller; with sealed grafts (NAm) with sealed grafts (EU) Product Usage: HeartMate II is a mechanical device that circulates blood throughout the body when the heart is too weak to pump blood adequately on its own.

Recall: Z-1227-2014 · Reported April 2, 2014

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-1227-2014
Event ID
67639
Classification
Class I
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
Thoratec Corporation
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Press Release
Report Date
April 2, 2014
Initiation Date
March 4, 2014
Classification Date
March 21, 2014
Termination Date
August 27, 2015
Address
6035 Stoneridge Dr, N/A, Pleasanton, CA, 94588-3270, United States

Description

HeartMate II Implant Kit with Pocket Controller; with sealed grafts (NAm) with sealed grafts (EU) Product Usage: HeartMate II is a mechanical device that circulates blood throughout the body when the heart is too weak to pump blood adequately on its own.

Reason

Discovery of serious injuries and deaths associated with the process of changing from a primary System controller to their back-up System controller in patients using the Pocket System controller model.

Code Info

Catalog number 106015 (NAm) 106016 - EU all serial numbers

Distribution

Worldwide distribution: US (nationwide) including states of: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, and WI; and countries of: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Lithuania, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Turkey, and United Kingdom.

Quantity

1737 catalog number 106015; 609 catalog number 106016