Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de HeartWare

Según U.S. Food and Drug Administration, este evento ( retiro de equipo (recall) ) involucró a un dispositivo médico en United States que fue producido por HeartWare Inc.

¿Qué es esto?

Una corrección al equipo o acción de retiro tomada por el fabricante para abordar un problema con un dispositivo médico. Los retiros (recalls) ocurren cuando un dispositivo médico está defectuoso, cuando puede poner en riesgo la salud, o cuando simultáneamente está defectuoso y puede poner en riesgo la salud.

Más información acerca de la data acá
  • Tipo de evento
    Recall
  • ID del evento
    71099
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 1
  • Número del evento
    Z-1604-2015
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2015-04-29
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2015-05-14
  • Estado del evento
    Open, Classified
  • País del evento
  • Fuente del evento
    USFDA
  • URL de la fuente del evento
  • Notas / Alertas
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Notas adicionales en la data
    Ventricular (assisst) bypass - Product Code DSQ
  • Causa
    Failures of the splice repair kit if exposed to excessive force.
  • Acción
    HeartWare, Inc. sent an Urgent Medical Device Correction letter to all affected consignees on May 11, 2015. The letter identified the affected product, problem, and actions to be taken by the consignees. The firm requested that consignees: 1) review the notice and the Patient Communication contents, 2) forward the notice to individuals within their organization who need to be aware of the notice, 3) identify patients that are currently on support and have undergone a driveline splice repair, 4) distribute the Patient Communication to the affected patients in person, 5) continue to reinforce the messages described in the notice with patients who have experienced a splice repair during their regularly scheduled appointments, 6) complete, sign, and return the "Acknowledge and Completion Form to HeartWare within 30 days of receipt of the letter. Should any questions or concerns arise, please contact there local HeartWare representative. Their 24-hour Clinical Support personnel are also available at 1 (888) 494-6365.

Device

  • Modelo / Serial
    Catalog #: ASY00116: HVAD Pump Driveline Splice Kit Lot #'s 532770, 567949, 480786, 483769, 490692, 539664, and 598189 and Catalog #: ASY00281: HVAD Pump Driveline Splicekit; Large OD Sheath Lot #'s 654090, 672401, 678800, 690423, 833963, 873159, and 880816
  • Clasificación del producto
  • Clase de dispositivo
    3
  • ¿Implante?
    Yes
  • Distribución
    Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide in the states of FL, KY, MO, NY, TN,TX, and the countries of: Canada, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Turkey and United Kingdom.
  • Descripción del producto
    HeartWare Ventricular Assist System (HVAD) Pump Driveline Splice Kit || Product Usage: || Is intended to repair the driveline cable once an electrical break has been identified. These repairs are limited to the portion of the driveline that is outside the patient boundary (exit side).
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Dirección del fabricante
    HeartWare Inc, 14400 Nw 60th Ave, Miami Lakes FL 33014-2807
  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
  • Comentario del fabricante
    “If our surveillance systems identify a potential performance issue, our personnel promptly evaluate the problem, including, when appropriate, conducting root cause investigations and internal testing to assess whether the product continues to meet specifications and defined performance criteria,” Medtronic told ICIJ in a statement. “In some cases, based on this evaluation, Medtronic may determine that a recall is necessary.” The company said that it communicates with healthcare providers and/or patients and provide recommendations to address such issues. Medtronic noted that these communications can include letters, emails, calls, press releases, physician notifications and social media postings, as well as informing the FDA and other regulators of the actions.
  • Source
    USFDA