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Device product

TandemHeart pump is assembled into kits: TandemHeart Kit - TS62/A17, Product: 5710-6217 - Product Usage: provides temporary extracorporeal circulatory system support with the unique ability to locally deliver an anticoagulant through the infusion system.

Z-1950-2020

March 06, 2020

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Cardiac Assist, Inc
Event
Event 85322
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
15
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-1950-2020

Official wording

Reason: Failure to prime due to an assembly error

Code information: Serial Numbers: S/N 00142612 00142614 00142657 00142658 00142659 00142660 00142661 00142663 00142937 00142938 00142941 00142942 00142970 00142971 00142972

Distribution pattern: US Nationwide distributions.

Derived failure modes

  • Manufacturing or process control

    reason.manufacturing_process_control · v1.0.0

    assembly error