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Recall Observatory FDA recall evidence

Device product

TandemHeart pump is assembled into kits: TandemLife Kit Product: 5740-0000 - Product Usage: provides temporary extracorporeal circulatory system support with the unique ability to locally deliver an anticoagulant through the infusion system.

Z-1955-2020

March 06, 2020

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Cardiac Assist, Inc
Event
Event 85322
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
13
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-1955-2020

Official wording

Reason: Failure to prime due to an assembly error

Code information: Serial Numbers: 00142463 00142464 00142465 00142469 00142470 00142471 00142472 00142478 00142479 00142480 00142481 00142482 00142483

Distribution pattern: US Nationwide distributions.

Derived failure modes

  • Manufacturing or process control

    reason.manufacturing_process_control · v1.0.0

    assembly error