Events

Field Safety Notices about Thoratec HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist System (HM II LVAS)

According to Swedish Medical Products Agency, this field safety notices involved a device in Sweden that was produced by Thoratec.

What is this?

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
    444:2012/16687
  • Event Country
    Sweden
  • Event Source
    SMPA
  • Event Source URL
    https://lakemedelsverket.se/malgrupp/Halso---sjukvard/Medicinteknisk-sakerhetsinformation/fran-tillverkare/FSN2012/Hjartpumpar--Thoratec-HeartMate-II---Thoratec/#
  • Notes / Alerts
    Swedish data is current through 2018. All of the data comes from the Swedish Medical Products Agency, 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 data from the U.S. and Sweden.
  • Extra notes in the data
    2916596-2/24/12-001-C
  • Action
    Warning information. Instructions on use of the products. Modification of instructions.

Device

Thoratec HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist System (HM II LVAS)
  • Model / Serial
  • Product Description
    Heart Pumps
  • Manufacturer
    Thoratec

Manufacturer

Thoratec
  • 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
    SMPA