Reported Apr 2, 2014 · Terminated

Heart Mate II Pocket Controllers removed from packaging Product Usage: HeartMate II is a mechanical device that…

Thoratec Corporation

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: Thoratec Corporation · 6035 Stoneridge Dr · Pleasanton, CA · 94588-3270

Is this the product you have?

  • Heart Mate II Pocket Controllers
  • removed from packaging Product UsageHeartMate II is a mechanical device that circulates blood throughout the body when the heart is too weak to pump blood adequately on its own
Lot codes and dates
  • Catalog number 105109 (found on side of unit) all serial numbers
Amount recalled
7436 in total

This recall covers 4 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 3 are below.

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Stop using this product now

Discovery of serious injuries and deaths associated with the process of changing from a primary System controller to their back-up System controller in patients using the Pocket System controller model.

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 Aug 27, 2015 · Data as of Sep 19, 4:48 PM UTC

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