HVAD (HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device) STERILE IMPLANT KIT, Model Number 1102
- Company
- Heartware, Inc.
- Recall Initiated
- October 31, 2023
- Posted
- December 2, 2023
- Recall Number
- Z-0477-2024
- Quantity
- 892 units
- Firm Location
- Miami Lakes, FL
Reason for Recall
Updates to the HVAD system instructions for use (IFU) and patient manual (PM) will be provided. These updates will clarify (1) the conditions under which an HVAD [Controller Fault] alarm may sound and the recommended troubleshooting actions and (2) instructions relating to the useful life of the HVAD system components
Distribution
Worldwide
Lot / Code Info
Serial numbers: HW1000, HW1001, HW1002, HW1003, HW1006, HW1007, HW1008, HW1010, HW1011, HW1013, HW1017, HW1018, HW1019, HW1026, HW1027, HW1029, HW1030, HW1034, HW1035, HW1037, HW1038, HW1040, HW1044, HW1053, HW1054, HW1055, HW1056, HW1057, HW1058, HW1059, HW1061, HW1062, HW1063, HW1064, HW1065, HW1066, HW1067, HW1068, HW1076, HW1078, HW1093, HW1094, HW1095, HW1096, HW1097, HW1099, HW1100, HW1101, HW1102, HW1103, HW1104, HW1106, HW1107, HW1108, HW1109, HW1110, HW1112, HW1114, HW1115, HW1116, HW1117, HW1118, HW1119, HW1125, HW1126, HW1127, HW1128, HW1129, HW1130, HW1131, HW1132, HW1133, HW1134, HW1135, HW1136, HW1149, HW1150, HW1151, HW1152, HW1153, HW1154, HW1156, HW1158, HW1160, HW1161, HW1162, HW1163, HW1164, HW1165, HW1166, HW1167, HW1168, HW1169, HW1170, HW1172, HW1173, HW1174, HW1175, HW1176, HW1178, HW1179, HW1180, HW1181, HW1182, HW1186, HW1187, HW1188, HW1189, HW1190, HW1191, HW1192, HW1193, HW1195, HW1196, HW1198, HW1199, HW1212, HW1213, HW1214, HW1215, HW1216, HW1217, HW1218, HW1219, HW1220, HW1221, HW1223, HW1225, HW1226, HW1228, HW1231, HW1233, HW1234, HW1235, HW1236, HW1255, HW1256, HW1260, HW1270, HW1271, HW1272, HW1274, HW1275, hw1279, HW1285, HW1286, HW1287, HW1288, HW1289, HW1290, HW1291, HW1294, HW1295, HW1296, HW1298, HW1299, HW1302, HW1303, HW1304, HW1312, HW1313, HW1314, HW1315, HW1316, HW1317, HW1318, HW1344, HW1346, HW1347, HW1348, HW1349, HW1350, HW1351, HW1352, HW1353, HW1355, HW1357, HW1360, HW1361, HW1362, HW1363, HW1364, HW1365, HW1368, HW1369, HW1370, HW1371, HW1372, hw1373, HW1402, HW1405, HW1406, HW1407, HW1408, HW1409, HW1418, HW1419, HW1422, HW1423, HW1424, HW1438, HW1442, HW1443, HW1444, HW1445, HW1446, HW1448, HW1450, HW1453, HW1455, HW1458, HW1459, HW1463, HW1464, HW1468, HW1469, HW1470, HW1471, HW1473, HW1474, HW1475, HW1476, HW1477, HW1478, HW1479, HW1480, HW1481, HW1482, HW1483, HW1484, HW1485, hw1486, hw1487, HW1489, HW1491, HW1492, HW1497, HW1498, HW1499, HW1501, HW1502, HW1503, hw1506, HW1507, HW1508, HW1509, HW1511, HW1513, HW1514, HW1515, HW1516, HW1520, HW1522, HW1525, HW1526, HW1527, HW1530, HW1536, HW1537, HW1538, HW1539, HW1540, HW1542, HW1544, HW1545, HW1546, HW1547, hw1549, HW1550, HW1551, HW1552, HW1558, HW1560, HW1561, HW1563, HW1566, HW1567, HW1568, HW1569, HW1570, HW1571, HW1575, HW1579, HW1580, HW1581, HW1582, HW1583, HW1585, HW1586, HW1587, HW1588, HW1590, HW1591, HW1592, HW1594, HW1595, HW1596, HW1597, HW1600, HW1601, HW1602, HW1603, HW1604, HW1605, HW1607, HW1609, HW1610, HW1611, HW1614, HW1615, HW1616, HW1617, HW1619, HW1620, HW1621, HW1624, HW1625, HW1626, HW1631, HW1639, HW1643, HW1644, HW1645, HW1646, HW1647, HW1648, HW1649, HW1650, HW1651, HW1652, HW1653, HW1654, HW1655, HW1656, HW1657, HW1658, HW1659, HW1660, HW1665, HW1666, HW1667, HW1669, HW1670, HW1671, HW1672, HW1674, HW1675, HW1676, HW1678, HW1679, HW1680, HW1683, HW1685, HW1686, HW1700, HW1703, HW1704, HW1705, HW1707, HW1710, HW1711, HW1712, HW1713, HW1714, HW1715, HW1717, HW1719, HW1720, HW1721, HW1731, HW1736, HW1738, HW1739, HW1742, HW1749, HW1751, HW1752, HW1755, HW1756, HW1779, HW1780, HW1781, HW1782, HW1784, HW1786, HW1787, HW1788, HW1789, HW1791, hw1793, HW1795, HW1797, HW1798, HW1799, HW1800, HW1802, HW1806, HW1807, HW1809, HW1814, HW1829, HW1833, HW1834, HW1835, HW1836, HW1837, HW1838, HW1840, HW1842, HW1846, HW1847, HW1849, HW1854, HW1860, HW1861, HW1863, HW1866, HW1867, HW1868, HW1871, HW1875, HW1880, HW1909, HW1910, HW1911, HW1916, HW1918, HW1932, HW1945, HW1946, HW1948, HW1949, HW1953, HW1954, HW1956, HW1957, HW1958, HW1959, HW1975, HW1980, HW1981, HW1982, HW1984, HW1985, HW1986, HW1988, HW1989, HW1990, HW1991, HW1992, HW1993, HW1994, HW1995, HW2020, HW2021, HW2022, HW2024, HW2025, HW234, HW237, HW238, HW241, HW243, HW244, HW245, HW246, HW248, HW265, HW267, HW268, HW271, HW272, HW273, HW275, HW276, HW283, HW287, HW288, HW289, hw291, HW293, HW294, HW295, HW301, HW302, HW306, HW307, HW308, HW309, HW311, HW312, HW318, HW326, HW327, HW332, HW333, HW334, HW340, HW341, HW342, HW343, HW349, HW350, HW352, HW354, HW355, HW356, HW357, HW358, HW359, HW360, HW361, HW362, HW364, HW365, HW367, HW368, HW370, HW372, HW373, HW374, HW375, HW376, HW386, HW388, HW389, HW391, hw393, HW394, HW396, HW407, HW408, HW411, HW412, HW413, HW414, HW423, HW424, HW432, HW434, HW435, HW437, HW438, HW439, HW445, HW448, HW449, HW451, HW453, HW457, HW458, HW459, HW460, HW461, HW462, HW463, HW464, hw465, HW470, HW471, HW472, HW473, HW476, HW477, HW480, HW483, HW485, HW487, HW489, HW491, HW493, HW495, HW496, HW499, HW502, HW503, HW504, HW507, HW508, HW509, HW510, HW511, HW512, HW513, HW514, hw515, HW516, HW517, HW518, HW519, HW520, HW521, HW522, HW523, HW524, HW537, HW538, HW539, hw540, HW541, HW542, HW543, HW544, HW545, HW546, HW547, HW548, HW549, HW550, hw551, hw552, HW553, HW554, HW558, HW559, HW565, HW569, HW570, hw571, HW572, HW573, HW574, HW576, HW579, HW580, HW582, HW586, HW587, HW588, HW589, HW593, HW594, HW595, HW596, HW597, HW598, HW599, HW604, HW606, HW607, HW611, HW612, HW613, HW614, HW615, HW616, HW617, HW618, HW619, HW621, HW624, HW625, HW630, HW631, HW632, HW634, HW637, HW639, HW641, HW647, HW649, HW651, HW652, HW653, HW654, HW655, HW656, HW657, HW664, HW665, HW666, HW667, HW668, HW669, HW671, HW673, HW674, HW675, HW676, HW679, HW681, HW682, HW684, HW685, HW686, HW687, HW688, HW689, HW690, HW695, HW696, HW697, HW698, HW699, HW700, HW701, HW703, HW704, HW705, HW707, HW708, HW709, HW710, HW711, HW712, HW713, HW714, HW715, HW716, HW717, HW718, HW719, HW720, HW721, HW722, HW723, HW724, HW725, HW726, HW727, HW728, HW729, HW730, HW731, HW732, HW733, HW735, HW736, HW737, HW738, HW740, HW742, HW743, HW744, HW745, HW746, HW747, HW750, HW751, HW752, HW753, HW754, HW755, HW756, HW757, HW758, HW759, HW760, HW761, HW762, HW763, HW765, HW766, HW767, HW769, HW771, HW772, HW773, HW774, HW775, HW776, HW777, HW778, HW779, HW780, HW781, HW782, HW783, HW784, HW791, HW792, HW793, HW794, HW800, HW802, HW804, HW805, HW806, HW807, HW808, HW809, HW810, HW811, HW813, HW828, HW829, HW830, HW831, HW832, HW833, HW834, HW836, HW837, HW838, HW839, HW840, HW841, HW842, HW843, HW844, HW845, HW846, HW847, HW848, HW849, HW851, HW852, HW853, HW854, HW855, HW856, HW862, HW868, HW869, HW870, HW871, HW872, HW873, HW874, HW875, HW876, HW878, HW880, HW881, HW882, HW883, HW884, HW892, HW893, HW894, HW895, HW896, HW897, HW898, HW899, HW900, HW902, HW903, HW904, HW905, HW906, HW907, HW908, HW909, HW910, HW912, HW913, HW914, HW915, HW916, HW918, HW924, HW925, HW927, HW929, HW934, HW937, HW938, HW940, HW941, HW942, HW944, HW945, HW946, HW948, HW949, HW950, HW951, HW952, HW953, HW954, HW955, HW956, HW981, HW982, HW983, HW984, HW985, HW986, HW987, HW988, HW989, HW990, HW991, HW992, HW993, HW994, HW995, HW996, HW997, HW998, HW999
Root Cause
Labeling design
Action Taken
Heartware issued an URGENT: MEDICAL DEVICE CORRECTION notice to its consignees on 10/31/2023 via letter (UPS). The notice explained the issue and informed them of the updates to the HVAD IFU and PM (patient manual).