Cardiosave Hybrid Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP), 0998-00-0800-53 For cardiovascular use.

Reason: Battery short-run times and unanticipated stoppage may be due to user not performing battery maintenance and handling as needed. Inadequate labeling is being targeted for this recall, and design updates will be handled in a subsequent recall.

Code information: All serial numbers affected

Distribution pattern: Worldwide distribution. US Nationwide, AFGHANISTAN , HUNGARY , PANAMA , ALGERIA , ICELAND , PARAGUAY , ARGENTINA , INDIA , PERU , AUSTRALIA , INDONESIA , PHILIPPINES , AUSTRIA , IRAN , POLAND , AZERBAIJAN , IRAQ , PORTUGAL , BAHRAIN , IRELAND , QATAR , BANGLADESH , ISRAEL , ROMANIA , BELARUS , ITALY , RUSSIA , BELGIUM , JAPAN , SAUDI ARABIA , BOLIVIA , JORDAN , SERBIA , BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA , KAZAKHSTAN , SINGAPORE , BRAZIL , KENYA , SLOVAKIA , BRUNEI , KOSOVO , SLOVENIA , BULGARIA , KUWAIT , SOUTH AFRICA , CAMBODIA , LATVIA , SOUTH KOREA , CANADA , LEBANON , SPAIN , CHILE , LIBYA , SRI LANKA , CHINA , LITHUANIA , SWEDEN , COLOMBIA , LUXEMBOURG , SWITZERLAND , COSTA RICA , MACAU , SYRIA , CROATIA , MACEDONIA , TAIWAN , CYPRUS , MALAYSIA , TANZANIA , CZECH REPUBLIC , MALDIVES , THAILAND , DENMARK , MALTA , TRINIDAD , DOMINICAN REP , MARTINIQUE , TUNISIA , ECUADOR , MAURITIUS , TURKEY , EGYPT , MEXICO , TURKMENISTAN , EL SALVADOR , MOROCCO , UGANDA , ESTONIA , MYANMAR , UKRAINE , FINLAND , NAMIBIA , UNITED ARAB EMIRATES , FRANCE , NEPAL , UNITED KINGDOM , GEORGIA , NETHERLANDS , URUGUAY , GERMANY , NEW ZEALAND , UZBEKISTAN , GHANA , NIGERIA , VENEZUELA , GREECE , NORTH KOREA , VIETNAM , GUATEMALA , NORWAY , YEMEN , GUYANA , OMAN , ZAMBIA , HONDURAS , PAKISTAN , HONG KONG , and PALESTINE.