Reported Jun 28, 2023 · Ongoing

HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device System. a) Monitor 1521US Explore Tech, b) Monitor 1521GB Explore Tech, c) Monitor…

Heartware, 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: Heartware, Inc. · 14400 Nw 60th Ave · Miami Lakes, FL · 33014-2807

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  • HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device System. a) Monitor 1521US Explore Tech, b) Monitor 1521GB Explore Tech, c) Monitor 1521IL Explore Tech, d) Monitor 1521DE Explore Tech
Lot codes and dates

4 of 4 products

Products covered by this recall
Model / numberProduct as published
00888707009256Model Number 1521US, , Serial/Lot Numbers: MON500010, MON500012, MON500016, MON500028, MON500026, MON500005, MON500006, MON500007.
00888707006521Model Number 1521GB, , Serial/Lot Numbers: MON400039, MON400050, MON400051, MON400052, MON400053, MON400054, MON400061.
00888707010108Model Number 1521IL, , Serial/Lot Number: MON400017.
00888707010085Model Number 1521DE, , Serial/Lot Numbers: MON400045, MON400021, MON400013.
Amount recalled
19 units

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Medtronic has identified that the logfiles downloaded from the recently updated Model 1521 monitors (Serial Numbers: MON4xxxxxx for OUS and MON5xxxxxx for US), are unable to be processed by the Autologs web portal.

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

Data as of Sep 19, 4:56 PM UTC

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