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Event 67466

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
December 06, 2013
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class I
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
HeartWare Inc

Dossier provenance

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  • openFDA Device Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.
  • openFDA Device Recall event_date_initiated coverage June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026

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Heartware HVAD Pump Implant Kit (Heartware Ventricular Assist Device) Catalog Numbers: 1100, 1101, 1102, 1103, 1104, and 1205. For use as a bridge-to-cardiac transplantation in patients who are at risk of death from refractory end-stage left ventricular heart failure. The HeartWare VAS is designed for in-hospital and out-of-hospital settings, including transportation via fix-wing aircraft or helicopter.

Z-1471-2014
Recall number
Z-1471-2014
Initiated
December 06, 2013
Classification
Class I
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
HeartWare Inc
Quantity
4,586

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
The housing to the Pump's driveline connector became partially or fully separated from the front portion of the driveline connector.

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Reason for recall

The housing to the Pump's driveline connector became partially or fully separated from the front portion of the driveline connector.

Code information

Catalog Numbers: 1100, 1101, 1102, 1103, 1104, and 1205. Serial Numbers: HW001 to HW11270 and HW20001 to HW 20296.

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution - USA Nationwide in the states of MN, IL, FL, WI, MO, MA, NC, CA, GA, AL, CO, TX, OH, NY, VA, UT, KY, MD, AZ, SC, IN, PA, DE, NJ, LA, OR, WA, MI, IA, TN and DC and countries: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey and United Kingdom.

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