BEUDAMED
    FDA Enforcement Class I Ongoing

    HeartWare Ventricular Assist System (HVAD). Catalog #'s US: 1101 and 1103 / OUS: 1100, 1101,1102,1104,1104JP and 1205. Product Usage: For use as a bridge-to-cardiac transplantation in patient who are at risk of death from refractory end-stage left ventricular heart failure.

    Recall: Z-1698-2015 · Reported June 17, 2015

    Enforcement

    Recall Number
    Z-1698-2015
    Event ID
    71164
    Classification
    Class I
    Status
    Ongoing
    Product Type
    Devices
    Firm
    HeartWare Inc
    Voluntary / Mandated
    Voluntary: Firm initiated
    Initial Notification
    Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
    Report Date
    June 17, 2015
    Initiation Date
    April 29, 2015
    Classification Date
    June 8, 2015
    Address
    14400 Nw 60th Ave, N/A, Miami Lakes, FL, 33014-2807, United States

    Description

    HeartWare Ventricular Assist System (HVAD). Catalog #'s US: 1101 and 1103 / OUS: 1100, 1101,1102,1104,1104JP and 1205. Product Usage: For use as a bridge-to-cardiac transplantation in patient who are at risk of death from refractory end-stage left ventricular heart failure.

    Reason

    HeartWare has received complaints relating to damage or bent connection pins within the power supply ports of the VAD controller.

    Code Info

    Serial #: ALL HeartWare HVAD systems currently in use.

    Distribution

    Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide in the states of AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA and countries of Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and UK.

    Quantity

    3,747 currently implanted worldwide