FDA recall Z-2478-2021

Heartware, Inc. · Class II · device

Product

Medtronic HVAD Pump Implant Kits

Reason for recall

There is more force required to slide the driveline cover (boot cover) away from the connector after completion of a Driveline Strain Relief Repair than over an unrepaired strain relief. This may lead to difficulty in pulling back the driveline cover when attempting to access the Driveline connector during a controller exchange. Additionally, sliding the driveline cover over a strain relief repair may compromise the repair.

Distribution

Distribution throughout the US. Also distribution in ARGENTINA Armenia, Australia, Austria, BELGIUM, BRAZIL, CANADA, CHILE, Colombia, CROATIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, EGYPT, ESTONIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, Germany, GREECE HONG KONG, HUNGARY, INDIA, ISRAEL, Italy, JAPAN, Kazakhstan, Korea, KUWAIT, Latvia, LEBANON, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, Macedonia, MALAYSIA, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, Poland, ROMANIA, SAUDI ARABIA, Serbia, Singapore, SLOVAKIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, Taiwan, TURKEY, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, VIETNAM

Key facts

Status
Ongoing
Initiation date
2021-08-06
Report date
2021-09-22
Voluntary/Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Location
Miami Lakes, FL, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-2478-2021