FDA Enforcement Class I Terminated

HeartMate¿ II LVAS with Pocket Controller; 106015 - HMII LVAD SEALED KIT-PCTRL, NA UDI: 00813024011224 Intended to provide hemodynamic support in patients with end-stage, refractory left ventricular heart failure; intended for use inside or outside the hospital.

Recall: Z-2052-2017 · Reported May 31, 2017

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-2052-2017
Event ID
76978
Classification
Class I
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
Thoratec Corporation
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Letter
Report Date
May 31, 2017
Initiation Date
March 30, 2017
Classification Date
May 24, 2017
Termination Date
March 20, 2019
Address
6035 Stoneridge Dr, Pleasanton, CA, 94588-3270, United States

Description

HeartMate¿ II LVAS with Pocket Controller; 106015 - HMII LVAD SEALED KIT-PCTRL, NA UDI: 00813024011224 Intended to provide hemodynamic support in patients with end-stage, refractory left ventricular heart failure; intended for use inside or outside the hospital.

Reason

St. Jude Medical is providing all users of their HeartMate II LVAS with Pocket Controller with new software and updates to hardware to make the exchange to a backup controller easier. This is related to recall Z-1227/1230-2014.

Code Info

Serial numbers PC-14810, PC-14828, PC-14843, PC-14846, and PC-14848.

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution -- US and Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, Columbia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Malaysia, Orman, Palastine, Poland, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, The Netherlands, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and United Kingdom.

Quantity

24,077 active units in US