Device recall: HeartWare Ventricular Assist System Controller Product Usage: For use as a bridge-to-cardiac transplantation in…
Class I FDA enforcement event 72001. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Loose connector ports in controller body.
Class I, in the words of FDA
a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death
Heartware, Inc. started this device recall on 8 Jun 2016. The firm address in the FDA record is in Miami Lakes, FL. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 72001 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 26 Oct 2016. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 31 Mar 2020.
It is important to note that most of the time recall classifications are determined after the recalling firm provides all of the information needed to determine the risk posed to public health. The classification and posting in the FDA Enforcement Report should not be seen as an expansion or change to a firm’s voluntary public warning.
FDA publishes these words. Source: FDA, Enforcement Reports, Important Note, read on . openFDA export of .
Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide in the states of AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA,…
Recalling firm
Heartware, Inc., Miami Lakes, FL.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
1 product record in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-0005-2017 | HeartWare Ventricular Assist System Controller Product Usage: For use as a bridge-to-cardiac transplantation in patients who are at risk of death from refractory end-stage left ventricular heart failure. The HVAD is designed for in-hospital and out-of-hospital settings, including transportation via fix-wing aircraft… | 4235 Worldwide, 7272 units in U.S. | Class I | Terminated | 26 Oct 2016 |
openFDA, about the status: FDA does not update the status of a recall after the recall has been classified according to its level of hazard. As such, the status of a recall (open, completed, or terminated) will remain unchanged after published in the Enforcement Reports.
Source: openFDA, Drug Recall Enforcement Reports, Disclaimer.
Enforcement report: The FDA publication that lists recalls. It has one record for each product of a recall.
Enforcement event: All the product records that have one FDA event number. This site shows one event on one page.
Class I: The highest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2016
- 1,232
- Share of these events in Class I
- 3%
- Product records in this event
- 1Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 32
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-0005-2017The FDA record of the first product of this event.
- FDA: recalls, market withdrawals and safety alertsThe recall notices on the FDA site.
- FDA MedWatchThe FDA safety reporting program for drugs and medical devices.
Follow by RSS:Food, drug and device recallsFDA Class I recalls
Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 72001. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/72001/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA device enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
FDA has one record for each product. This site puts the records with the same event number on one page. The class of the event is the highest class of its records. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide in the states of AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA,…
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 72001?
- The FDA record gives this quantity:
4235 Worldwide, 7272 units in U.S.
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2016 have the same class?
- 3% of the 1,232 device events that started in 2016 are in Class I.