Events

Field Safety Notices about HeartMate II LVAS

According to Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products, this field safety notices involved a device in Switzerland that was produced by Thoratec Corporation.

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Field safety notices are communications sent out by medical device manufacturers or their representatives in relation to actions that they may be taking in relation to their product that is on the market. These are mainly for health workers, but also for users. They can include recalls and alerts.

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  • Type of Event
    Field Safety Notice
  • Event ID
    Vk_20081118_06
  • Event Date Posted
    2008-12-23
  • Event Country
    Switzerland
  • Event Source
    SATP
  • Event Source URL
    https://fsca.swissmedic.ch/mep/#?q=Vk_20081118_06
  • Notes / Alerts
    The data from Switzerland is current through March 2018. All of the data comes from Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Switzerland.
  • Extra notes in the data

Device

HeartMate II LVAS
  • Model / Serial
    102139
  • Product Description
    AIMD: Circulatory assist system
  • Manufacturer
    Thoratec Corporation

Manufacturer

Thoratec Corporation
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Abbott Laboratories
  • Manufacturer comment
    “We are in constant communication with regulatory agencies and competent authorities worldwide which allows us to implement global recalls or in-country communication quickly and effectively,” Abbott, which now owns St. Jude Medical told ICIJ in a statement. In addition to sending global notices to physicians worldwide, we also make sure that product advisories are available online and classification of product recalls and product advisories are determined by global regulatory bodies which can impact the timing in any given country. MD companies follow varying regulations in different countries. In come countries software is not regulated so a recall in one country related to software would not be classified as a recall or field action in another. In addition, review cycles within the regulatory process can be different in each country which can impact communication and recall timing.
  • Source
    SATP