Reported Dec 14, 2016 · Terminated

5000 Series Freedom Drivers. Freedom Driver System for Temporary Total Artificial Heart (TAH-t). Part number 595000-001

SynCardia Systems 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: SynCardia Systems Inc. · 1992 E Silverlake Rd · Tucson, AZ · 85713-3865

Is this the product you have?

  • 5000 Series Freedom Drivers. Freedom Driver System for Temporary Total Artificial Heart (TAH-t). Part number 595000-001
Lot codes and dates
  • S/N 5002  UDI (01)00858000003121(21)5002 S/N 5005  UDI (01)00858000003121(21)5005 S/N 5008  UDI (01)00858000003121(21)5008 S/N 5009  UDI (01)00858000003121(21)5009 S/N 5010  UDI (01)00858000003121(21)5010
Amount recalled
5

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Stop using this product now

The Main Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA) of the affected Freedom Drivers may fail and cause the Freedom Driver to stop functioning without visual or audible alarms, resulting in the loss of life-sustaining function.

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

Notice updated Feb 21, 2017 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:24 PM UTC

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