Medical Device Recall: HeartMate 3 System Controllers provided within the following HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist System (LVAS) Implant Kits or distributed separately: HeartMate 3 LVAS Implant Kit, US, Model: 1065
Thoratec LLC · June 25, 2024
Reason for Recall
Left ventricular assist system controller UI membrane/screen may lift along the edge of the controller housing, and if controller is exposed to fluid, ingress may occur, which may damage printed circuit board assemblies, which could result in unexpected and false positive alarms, loss of visual alarms, loss of user interface(use of buttons, loss of visual alarms,etc.), loss of power, and pump stop
Product Description
HeartMate 3 System Controllers provided within the following HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist System (LVAS) Implant Kits or distributed separately: HeartMate 3 LVAS Implant Kit, US, Model: 106524US; HeartMate 3 LVAS Implant Kit, OUS, Model: 106524INT; HeartMate 3 System Controller, US, Model: 106531US; HeartMate 3 System Controller, OUS, Model: 106531INT; HeartMate 3 System Controller Low Flow 2.0, Global, Model: 106531LF2
Distribution
US: MN, PA, FL, IL, NY, DE, AR, NJ, NC, GA, WI, AZ, TN, MO, TX, MA, OH, VA, NE, CA, OK, CO, DC, IN, MI, CT, UT, IA, MD, OR, NM, ME, SC, KY, LA, WA, NV, HI, AL, MS, KS, WV. OUS: Algeria, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Islamic Republic of, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lithuania, Macedonia, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan
States Affected
AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV
Quantity Affected
694
Source: FDA (openFDA Device Enforcement)
Recall number: Z-2583-2024
Status: ongoing
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