Reported Jun 17, 2015 · Ongoing

HeartWare Ventricular Assist System (HVAD). Catalog #: 1101, 1103, 1100, 1101, 1102, 1104, 1104JP, and 1205. Intended…

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). Catalog #: 1101, 1103, 1100, 1101, 1102, 1104, 1104JP, and 1205. Intended for use as a bridge to cardiac transplantation in patients who are at risk of death from refractory end-stage heart failure.
Lot codes and dates
  • Serial #: ALL HeartWare HVAD systems currently in use.
Amount recalled
3,747 currently in use

This recall covers 3 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 2 are below.

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Stop using this product now

Complaints with the HVAD Retraction of Pins within the driveline connector.

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, 4:49 PM UTC

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