Reported May 31, 2017 · Terminated
HeartMate¿ II LVAS with Pocket Controller; 106762 - HMII POCKET CONTROLLER, NA; UDI: 00813024011286 Intended to provide…
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?
- HeartMate¿ II LVAS with Pocket Controller; 106762 - HMII POCKET CONTROLLER, NA
- UDI00813024011286 Intended to provide hemodynamic support in patients with end-stage, refractory left ventricular heart failure; intended for use inside or outside the hospital
- Lot codes and dates
3,054 of 3,054 codes
Serial Numbers PC-10255-BPC-10329-BPC-10357-BPC-10476-BPC-10478-BPC-10486-BPC-10518-BPC-10519-BPC-10524-BPC-10525-BPC-10538-BPC-10540-BPC-10544-BPC-10626-BPC-10629-BPC-10973-CPC-10976-CPC-10977-CPC-10986-CPC-10988-CPC-11017-CPC-11018-CPC-11019-CPC-11027-CPC-11041-CPC-11044-CPC-11050-CPC-11055-CPC-11056-CPC-11063-CPC-11068-CPC-11073-CPC-11077-CPC-11082-CPC-11083-CPC-11085-CPC-11086-CPC-11090-CPC-11104-CPC-11105-CPC-11106-CPC-11136-CPC-11142-CPC-11150-CPC-11151-CPC-11152-CPC-11156-CPC-11163-CPC-11164-CPC-11168-CPC-11200-CPC-11209-CPC-11228-CPC-11231-CPC-11233-CPC-11234-CPC-11236-CPC-11237-CPC-11239-CPC-11240-C
- Amount recalled
- 24,077 active units in US
This recall covers 3 products
The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 2 are below.
Why it was recalled
Stop using this product now
St. Jude Medical is providing all users of their HeartMate II LVAS with Pocket Controller with new software and updates to hardware to make the exchange to a backup controller easier. This is related to recall Z-1227/1230-2014.
Using this product could cause serious injury, illness or death — stop using it now.
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