FDA Medical devices recall ·

HeartMate Mobile Power Unit recall

This is an FDA Class I recall — the most serious type.

Recall number
Z-1570-2025
Date
(initiated March 13, 2025)
Company / brand
Thoratec LLC
6035 Stoneridge Dr, Pleasanton, CA, United States
Category
Medical devices › Class I
Classification
Class I
Status
Ongoing
Units affected
1661
Initiated by
Voluntary: Firm initiated

Read the official FDA notice ↗

Product

HeartMate Mobile Power Unit: REF: 107754, NA; 107758, EU; 107758AU, AU; 107758UK, UK; L107758, EU Rental. Used with HeartMate 3 and II Left Ventricular Assist System.

Why was it recalled?

Left Ventricular Assist System Mobile Power Unit (MPU) may have electrical component that may cause MPU not to turn on, unprompted shut down, or turning off/restarting, may cause system controller to indicate Yellow Wrench or No External Power alarms. If MPU losses power, System Controller can support the pump up to 15 minutes, and if not switched to rechargeable batteries, pump may lose power.

What should you do?

FDA enforcement reports do not list a consumer remedy. Check the product codes below against what you have; if it matches, stop using it and follow the instructions in the firm's or FDA's official notice, or contact the company. If you have health concerns, contact your healthcare provider.

Product codes & lot numbers

UDI-DI: 05415067038234. MPUs distributed between April 2024 and February 2025. Serial Numbers: 20226263, 20226264, 20226265, 20226266, 20226267, 20226268, 20226269, 20226270, 20226271, 20226272, 20226273, 20226274, 20226275, 20226276, 20226277, 20226278, 20226279, 20226280, 20226281, 20226282, 20226283, 20226284, 20226285, 20226286, 20226287, 20226288, 20226289, 20226290, 20226291, 20226292, 20240622, 20240623, 20240624, 20240625, 20240626, 20240627, 20240628, 20240629, 20240630, 20240631, 20240632, 20240633, 20240634, 20240635, 20240636, 20240637, 20240638, 20240639, 20240640, 20240641, 20240642, 20240643, 20240644, 20240645, 20240646, 20240647, 20240648, 20240649, 20240650, 20240651, 20240652, 20240653, 20240654, 20240655, 20240656, 20240657, 20240658, 20240659, 20240660, 20240661, 20240662, 20240663, 20240664, 20240665, 20240666, 20240667, 20240668, 20240669, 20240670, 20240671, 20240672, 20240673, 20240674, 20240675, 20240676, 20240677, 20240678, 20240679, 20240680, 20240681, 20240682, 20240683, 20240684, 20240685, 20240686, 20240687, 20240688, 20240689, 20240690, 20240691, 20254123, 20254124, 20254125, 20254126, 20254127, 20254128, 20254129, 20254130, 20254131, 20254132, 20254133, 20254134, 20254135, 20254136, 20254137, 20254138, 20254139, 20254140, 20254141, 20254142, 20254143, 20254144, 20254145, 20254146, 20254147, 20254148, 20254149, 20254150, 20254151, 20254152, 20254153, 20254154, 20254155, 20254156, 20254157, 20254158, 20254159, 20254160, 20254161, 20254162, 20254

Distribution

Worldwide - US Nationwide distribution in the states of WA, NE, VA, PA, DC, KY, CA, IL, WI, TX, MA, AR, MS, MI, OH, FL, NC, TN, LA, NJ, UT, NY, DE, CT, GA, IN, AZ, OK, MO, OR, MN, SC, NM, MD, IA, KS, AL, CO, ME and the countries of ALGERIA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BRAZIL, CHILE, CZECH REPUBLIC, FINLAND, FRANCE, GEORGIA, GERMANY, HONG KONG, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, KUWAIT, LEBANON, LITHUANIA, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, OMAN, POLAND, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, SERBIA, SINGAPORE, SOUTH AFRICA, SOUTH KOREA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UK, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.

States: Alabama Arkansas Arizona California Colorado Connecticut District of Columbia Delaware Florida Georgia Iowa Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Massachusetts Maryland Maine Michigan Minnesota Missouri Mississippi North Carolina Nebraska New Jersey New Mexico New York Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania South Carolina Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Washington Wisconsin

What does Class I mean?

Class I is the most serious FDA recall class: there is a reasonable probability that using or being exposed to the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Source: FDA (medical devices), recall Z-1570-2025. Official notice. Republished from public data; RecallFlag is not affiliated with the FDA.