Reported May 20, 2020 · Terminated

TandemHeart pump is assembled into kits: ProtekDuo Kit - DL29, Product: 5720-2916 - Product Usage: provides temporary…

Cardiac Assist, Inc.

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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?

  • TandemHeart pump is assembled into kitsProtekDuo Kit - DL29
  • Product5720-2916 -
  • Product Usageprovides temporary extracorporeal circulatory system support with the unique ability to locally deliver an anticoagulant through the infusion system
Lot codes and dates
  • Serial Numbers
    • 00142569
    • 00142570
    • 00142571
    • 00142572
    • 00142573
    • 00142574
    • 00142575
    • 00142576
    • 00142592
    • 00142593
    • 00142594
    • 00142595
    • 00142597
    • 00142598
    • 00142600
    • 00142601
    • 00142664
    • 00142665
    • 00142666
    • 00142668
    • 00142669
    • 00142670
    • 00142671
    • 00142672
    • 00142673
    • 00142674
    • 00142692
    • 00142693
    • 00142694
    • 00142696
    • 00142697
    • 00142698
    • 00142699
    • 00142926
    • 00142930
    • 00142933
    • 00142936
    • 00142934
Amount recalled
38

This recall covers 8 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 7 are below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Failure to prime due to an assembly error

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

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

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Nov 20, 2020 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:37 PM UTC

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