FDA Recall: Abbott Issues Correction for HeartMate LVAS System Monitor due to Screen Issues that May Cause Unintentional Pump Stop

Company: Abbott Medical Group
Date of Enforcement Report: 6/7/2024
Class I

PRODUCT

Thoratec HeartMate System Monitor, REF: 1286, L1286, 1286A, L1286A, 1286A-US, L1286A-US, 1286C, L1286C, L1386, 1286A-CAN, 1286INT and L1286INT. Left ventricular assist device

Recall Number:

REASON:

System monitor screen may display atypical behavior: Overlapping screens/buttons, Frozen screen, Distorted text, blanks, or zeroes in place of values, Unresponsive buttons where the user is unable to initiate a command, which may lead to anxiety /inconvenience, hemodynamic compromise, extended surgical time, and Pump Stop command may be selected.

RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER:

Thoratec Corp.

VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE:

4,842

DISTRIBUTION:

Worldwide distribution. US nationwide including Puerto Rico, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BULGARIA, SWITZERLAND, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, GERMANY, DENMARK, ESTONIA, EGYPT, SPAIN, FINLAND, FRANCE, UNITED KINGDOM, GUADELOUPE, GREECE, IRELAND, ISRAEL, IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF, ITALY, KUWAIT, LEBANON, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MACEDONIA, MARTINIQUE, NETHERLANDS, NORWAY, OMAN, POLAND, PALESTINE, PORTUGAL, QATAR, ROMANIA, SERBIA, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, SWEDEN, SLOVENIA, TUNISIA, TURKEY, SOUTH AFRICA, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, HONG KONG, MALAYSIA, SINGAPORE, SOUTH KOREA, TAIWAN, THAILAND, JAPAN, BANGLADESH, INDIA, PAKISTAN, ARGENTINA, CAYMAN ISLANDS, CHILE, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, MEXICO, and BRAZIL.