Events

Recall Or Safety Alert for Thoratec Heartmate II Left Ventricular Assist System (HM II LVAS) System Controllers

According to Ministry of Health Malaysia, this recall or safety alert involved a device in Malaysia that was produced by Thoratec Corporation.

What is this?

Alerts provide important information and recommendations about products. Even though an alert has been issued, it does not necessarily mean a product is considered to be unsafe. Safety Alerts, addressed to health workers and users, may include recalls. They can be written by manufacturers, but also by health officials.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall / Safety alert
  • Event Country
    Malaysia
  • Event Source
    MHM
  • Event Source URL
    https://portal.mda.gov.my/
  • Notes / Alerts
    Malaysian data is current through October 2018. All of the data comes from the Ministry of Health Malaysia, 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 Malaysia.
  • Extra notes in the data
    ALERT: Thoratec Heartmate II Left Ventricular Assist System (HM II LVAS) System Controllers1. Letter from MDB 2. Letter from THORATEC

Device

Thoratec Heartmate II Left Ventricular Assist System (HM II LVAS) System Controllers

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
    MHM