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Device product

TandemHeart pump is assembled into kits: ProtekDuo Kit - DL3, Product: 5720-3118 - Product Usage: provides temporary extracorporeal circulatory system support with the unique ability to locally deliver an anticoagulant through the infusion system.

Z-1952-2020

March 06, 2020

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Cardiac Assist, Inc
Event
Event 85322
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
46
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-1952-2020

Official wording

Reason: Failure to prime due to an assembly error

Code information: Serial Numbers: 00142562 00142563 00142564 00142565 00142566 00142567 00142568 00142583 00142585 00142587 00142588 00142589 00142602 00142603 00142604 00142607 00142610 00142611 00142653 00142655 00142684 00142685 00142686 00142687 00142688 00142689 00142690 00142701 00142702 00142703 00142704 00142705 00142706 00142927 00142928 00142953 00142954 00142955 00142956 00142957 00142958 00142959 00142962 00142964 00142966 00142967

Distribution pattern: US Nationwide distributions.

Derived failure modes

  • Manufacturing or process control

    reason.manufacturing_process_control · v1.0.0

    assembly error