Reported Oct 19, 2016 · Ongoing

HeartWare Ventricular Assist System (HVAD), US product

HeartWare, Inc.

High riskUsing this product could cause serious injury, illness or death — stop using it now.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: HeartWare, Inc · 14400 NW 60th Ave · Miami Lakes, FL · 33014-2807

Is this the product you have?

HeartWare Ventricular Assist System (HVAD), US product

3 of 3 products

Products covered by this recall
Model / numberProduct as published
1103and International Product
1104XX.Product Usage: For use as a bridge-to-cardiac transplantation in patients who are at risk of death from
refractory end-stage left ventricular heart failure. Designed for in-hospital and out-of-hospital settings, including transportation via fix-wing aircraft or helicopter.
Lot codes and dates
  • All sterile un-implanted stock manufactured prior to HW25838 is subject to removal.
Amount recalled
344 pumps

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Stop using this product now

Foreign material found within the driveline connector of the HVAD Pump that could cause increased impedance resulting in electrical faults.

Using this product could cause serious injury, illness or death — stop using it now.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Data as of Sep 19, 6:54 PM UTC

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