Thoratec Corp.: FDA recalls
FDA enforcement events from 2019 to 2024; export dated . The recall start date and FDA report date are separate fields. Read the recall classes.
FDA enforcement reports name Thoratec Corp. as the recalling firm in 9 events. The events have 12 product records. The recalls started from 2019 to 2024. All the events are device recalls. By FDA enforcement events, Thoratec Corp. is number 386 of 1,628 firms that have a page. Events that Thoratec Corp. started: 4 in 2024 and none in 2025. For all FDA enforcement events, the count rose by 3.6%, from 1,773 in 2024 to 1,836 in 2025. Class I is 44.4% of its events and 17.7% of all FDA events.
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.
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Enforcement events
9 events, newest first.
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Type and class
| Type | Events |
|---|---|
| Device | 9 |
| Class | Events |
|---|---|
| Class II | 5 |
| Class I | 4 |
- Share of the events of the firm in Class I
- 44%
- Share of all events on the register in Class I
- 18%
- Events with the status Ongoing
- 6
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.
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Events by year
Official channels
- FDA enforcement reportsThe FDA search of the weekly enforcement reports.
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- FDA MedWatchThe FDA safety reporting program for drugs and medical devices.
Cite this page
Recall Register. Thoratec Corp.: FDA recalls. https://recallregister.com/firm/thoratec-corp/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 3 Nov 2026
- State of the firm address
- CA
The firm name is the spelling in the FDA records. A company with 2 spellings has 2 pages.
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Questions
- Which classes do the FDA recalls of Thoratec Corp. have?
- Class II: 5 events. Class I: 4 events. The class is for the product of a recall. It is not a class of the firm.
- What is the newest FDA recall of Thoratec Corp.?
- FDA event 94478, which the firm started on 8 May 2024. The first product in the record is:
Thoratec HeartMate System Monitor, REF: 1286, L1286, 1286A, L1286A, 1286A-US, L1286A-US, 1286C, L1286C, L1386, 1286A-CAN, 1286INT and L1286INT. Left ventricular assist device
- How many FDA recalls of Thoratec Corp. have the status Ongoing?
- 6 events have the status Ongoing in the openFDA file. openFDA says 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.