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Terminated

TandemHeart pump is assembled into kits: TandemHeart Kit - TS62/A15, Product: 5710-6215 - Product Usage: provides temporary extracorporeal circulatory system support with the unique ability to locally deliver an anticoagulant through the infusion system.

FDA Recall Z-1949-2020 · Posted None

Recalling FirmCardiac Assist, Inc
Recall StatusTerminated
Product CodeKFM
Date Initiated2020-03-06
Date Terminated2020-11-20
Product Quantity5

Reason for Recall

Failure to prime due to an assembly error

Firm Action

LivaNova dba Tandem Life notified consignees via 1st class mail (certified return receipt) on March 06th, 2020, states reason for recall, health risk, and action to take: Check your inventory for the presence of potentially affected TandemHeart pump contained within your ordered kit as per Table 1 provided in Attachment 1; - Ensure any affected kit containing the potentially affected TandemHeart pump still in inventory gets quarantined before they can be returned. 2. Please fill and return Response Form by email to [email protected] confirm appropriate corrective actions have been executed. Please return the Response Form even if each potentially affected device listed in Attachment 1 has already been used. 3. Potentially affected product still in your inventory will be replaced once the Response Form has been returned to LivaNova. Leverage your TandemLife representativeto aid in the collection of the affected quarantined kit containing the potentially affected TandemHeart pump. Questions regarding this Medical Device Removal, please contact your TandemLife representative, or TandemLife Customer Quality at [email protected].

Root Cause

Under Investigation by firm

Distribution Pattern

US Nationwide distributions.

Related FDA 510(k) Records

Devices referenced by this recall via K-numbers.

Official Source

View FDA Recall →

Source: FDA Enforcement Report / Recall database. Always confirm against the official FDA record.

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