FDAJanuary 23, 2020device

HeartWare HVAD System Battery Charger The HeartWare HVAD System is indicated for hemodynamic support in patients with advanced, refractory left ventricular heart failure; either as a Bridge to Cardiac Transplantation (BTT), myocardial recovery, or as Destination Therapy (DT) in patients for whom ...

Official recall recorded by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.

The hazard

Potential for an HVAD System user to mistakenly insert the Battery Charger AC Adapter into an HVAD Controller power port.

What to do

FDA enforcement status: Ongoing

Brands named

heartware

UPCs

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Recall history

Other federal recalls tied to the same brand — a factual pattern, straight from the source data.

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