Reported Oct 5, 2022 · Terminated

TANDEM LIFE LivaNova LIFESPARC Controller; Controller and Accessories Model 5900-0000; Controller Only Model 5900-0001.…

Cardiac Assist, 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: Cardiac Assist, Inc · 240 Alpha Dr · Pittsburgh, PA · 15238-2906

Is this the product you have?

  • TANDEM LIFE LivaNova LIFESPARC Controller; Controller and Accessories Model 5900-0000; Controller Only Model 5900-0001. For circulatory or cardiopulmonary bypass.
Lot codes and dates
  • Model 5900-0000 - UDI-DI00814112020562
  • Model 5900-0001 - UDI-DI

    554 of 554 codes

    • 00814112020623 Serial No.: C00115
    • C50232
    • C50253
    • C50403
    • C00195
    • C50619
    • C50623
    • C50161
    • C50167
    • C50388
    • C50432
    • C50505
    • C00189
    • C50437
    • C50671
    • C50690
    • C50362
    • C50648
    • C00048
    • C00087
    • C00149
    • C50274
    • C50506
    • C50308
    • C50319
    • C00040
    • C00107
    • C50160
    • C50016
    • C50604
    • C50493
    • C50355
    • C00126
    • C00155
    • C50113
    • C00041
    • C00135
    • C00042
    • C00035
    • C50012
    • C50019
    • C00176
    • C50386
    • C00052
    • C00076
    • C00092
    • C50490
    • C00095
    • C50149
    • C00182
    • C50392
    • C50337
    • C50451
    • C50306
    • C50460
    • C50512
    • C50082
    • C50092
    • C50174
    • C00151
Amount recalled
723 units (484 currently in field)

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Stop using this product now

Critical Failure of the LifeSPARC controller when the software freezes or crashes and the screen does not display data.

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 8, 2023 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:38 PM UTC

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