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Heartware, Inc.: Finnish and Turkish translation errors in HVAD controller and monitor displays as will as Instructions for Use, Patient Manual, and Emergency Responder Guide for the HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device (HVAD) system.

Agency Publication Date: May 17, 2022
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Affected Products

Product: HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device (HVAD) System, Pump Implant Kit, Model Number1104

GTIN 00888707000598, Serial Numbers: HW28827 GTIN 00888707001649, Serial Numbers: HW29474, HW29864, HW29985, HW30222, HW31506, HW31511, HW32021, HW32255, HW32301, HW34343, HW35068, HW35085, HW35290, HW35311, HW35349, HW35559, HW35657, HW35662, HW35664 GTIN 00888707002424, Serial Numbers: HW29480, HW29696, HW30650, HW30766, HW30767, HW31698, HW31851 GTIN 00888707004558, Serial Numbers: HW34759, HW34785, HW35655, HW35656 GTIN 00888707006323, Serial Numbers: HW34982, HW35722, HW36082, HW36189, HW36297, HW36375, HW36452, HW36539, HW36605, HW36649, HW36687, HW36740, HW36798, HW36865, HW37202 GTIN 00888707005951, Serial Numbers: HW35887, HW35893 GTIN 00888707006347, Serial Numbers: HW36040, HW36048, HW36049, HW36050, HW36051, HW36052, HW36053, HW36054, HW36055, HW36088, HW36089, HW36092, HW36093, HW36094, HW36095, HW36096, HW36097, HW36100, HW36101, HW36102, HW36103, HW36105, HW36106, HW36107, HW36108, HW36109, HW36110, HW36111, HW36112, HW36170, HW36540, HW36541, HW36542, HW36543, HW36544, HW36565, HW36566, HW36568, HW36569, HW36570, HW36571, HW36572, HW36573, HW36574, HW36575, HW36576, HW36577, HW36578, HW36579, HW36581, HW36582, HW36583, HW36584, HW36585, HW36586, HW36611, HW36612, HW36615, HW36616, HW36618, HW36619, HW36620, HW36621, HW36622, HW36623, HW36808, HW36809, HW36810, HW36918, HW36946, HW36948, HW36949, HW36950, HW36951, HW36952, HW36953, HW36954, HW36955, HW36956, HW36959, HW36960, HW36961, HW36962, HW36963, HW37006, HW37007, HW37008, HW37009, HW37010, HW37154, HW37155, HW37156, HW37157, HW37161, HW37162, HW37164, HW37165, HW37166, HW37168, HW37169, HW37263, HW37358, HW37378, HW37381, HW37386, HW37387, HW37432, HW37434, HW37440, HW37447 GTIN 00888707003209, Serial Numbers: HW41915, HW41916, HW41918, HW41919, HW41945, HW41946, HW41947, HW41948, HW41978, HW41979, HW41981, HW41982, HW41983, HW41984, HW41988, HW41990 GTIN 00888707002486, Serial Numbers: HW30860, HW30835, HW30807, HW30817, HW30861, hw30795, hw30800, HW30663, hw30794, HW30662, hw30793, HW30664, hw30799, HW30516, hw30798, HW30514, HW30522, HW30518, HW30517, HW30391, HW30361, HW30401, HW30362, HW30396, HW30405, HW30395, HW30389, HW30394, HW30359, HW30141, HW30142, HW30140, HW30135, HW30143, HW30136, HW30144, HW30139, HW30137, HW29759, HW29762, HW29758, HW29765, HW29760, HW29757, HW29770, HW29771, HW29768, HW29769, HW29795, HW29747, HW29752, HW29734, HW29750, HW29749, HW29746, HW29748, HW29025, HW29432, HW29442, HW29446, HW29344, HW29482

Product: HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device (HVAD) System Controller, Model Number 1407DE Kit

GTIN 00888707001700, Serial Numbers: CON300826, CON302649, CON304346, CON305438, CON305669, CON309302, CON309306, CON309974, CON312894, CON313111, CON313129, CON313154, CON314788, CON314789, CON314903, CON314929, CON315066, CON315120, CON315384, CON300826, CON304248, CON304346, CON304363, CON304943, CON300612, CON300622, CON302530, CON302655, CON302814, CON303005, CON303057, CON303093, CON303132, CON303368, CON303549, CON303571, CON303936, CON304027, CON304028, CON304282, CON304302, CON304318, CON304322, CON304327, CON304328, CON304358, CON304360, CON304362, CON304381, CON304451, CON304453, CON304587, CON304596, CON304600, CON304610, CON304614, CON304620, CON304628, CON304645, CON304649, CON304793, CON304797, CON304889, CON304965, CON305110, CON305123, CON305124, CON305142, CON305146, CON305148, CON305150, CON305277, CON305282, CON305325, CON315244, CON314763, CON315247, CON314577, CON313809, CON314057, CON315260, CON315259, CON315246, CON314770, CON314120, CON314193, CON314339, CON314021, CON314211, CON314068, CON313626, CON310360, CON314188, CON314084, CON314016, CON314085, CON314027, CON314346, CON314087, CON313967, CON314024, CON314187, CON313993, CON311103, CON314148, CON313513, CON313068, CON313452, CON312745, CON313489, CON312959, CON312899, CON313164, CON312896, CON313107, CON313161, CON313166, CON312898, CON313162, CON313232, CON312948, CON312897, CON313109, CON313183, CON313187, CON313168, CON312900, CON313095, CON313165, CON310155, CON309602, CON309853, CON309850, CON310096, CON310090, CON310102, CON306178, CON310793, CON310499, CON310103, CON310101, CON310500, CON306822, CON310192, CON310100, CON310094, CON306705, CON307902, CON307900, CON304639, CON307903, CON307818, CON304646, CON304658, CON304638, CON307997, CON307367, CON307999, CON307959, CON307960, CON307975, CON308006, CON307998, CON307770, CON307868, CON308144, CON308001, CON307172, CON307166, CON307315, CON306727, CON307536, CON307404, CON307123, CON307571, CON307436, CON307167, CON307435, CON307401, CON306728, CON307132, CON306949, CON305644, CON305822, CON305774, CON305770, CON305651, CON305773, CON305419, CON305554, CON305555, CON305424 GTIN 00888707002813, Serial Numbers: CON315106, CON315108, CON315743, CON315791, CON315792, CON315831, CON316010, CON316450, CON316462, CON316826, CON317363, CON317371, CON317718, CON318002, CON318004, CON318364, CON318751, CON318856, CON318864, CON318994, CON319035, CON319523, CON319524, CON319648, CON400331, CON400332, CON400634, CON400636, CON400637, CON400651, CON401103, CON401111, CON401188, CON401251, CON401264, CON401265, CON401825, CON402006, CON402065, CON402077, CON402302, CON402304, CON402658, CON402659, CON402973, CON402974, CON403346, CON403351, CON403543, CON403546, CON403803, CON403804, CON403883, CON403892, CON403980, CON403986, CON404058, CON405273, CON405274, CON405687, CON405706, CON405707, CON406419, CON406420, CON406490, CON406586, CON406610, CON406634, CON406635, CON406666, CON406717, CON406718, CON406719, CON406720, CON406740, CON406867, CON406869, CON406872, CON406874, CON406875, CON406880, CON407000, CON407001, CON407003, CON407004, CON407008, CON407009, CON407012, CON407015, CON407016, CON407017, CON407018, CON407019, CON407020, CON407021, CON407097, CON407113, CON407115, CON407177, CON407178, CON407179, CON407180, CON407207, CON407208, CON407235, CON407270, CON407487, CON407504, CON407519, CON407537, CON407572, CON407587, CON407685, CON407745, CON407780, CON407790, CON407845, CON407898, CON407911, CON407915, CON407917, CON407918, CON407945, CON407946, CON407947, CON407961, CON407998, CON407999, CON408000, CON408005, CON408031, CON408033, CON408038, CON408039, CON408043, CON408047, CON408048, CON408053, CON408055, CON408056, CON408066, CON408067, CON408068, CON408069, CON408070, CON408072, CON408074, CON408075, CON408076, CON408079, CON408090, CON408107, CON408112, CON408118, CON408122, CON408126, CON408127, CON408133, CON408144, CON408166, CON408168, CON408169, CON408186, CON408194, CON408199, CON408219, CON408230, CON408290, CON408300, CON408301, CON408305, CON408306, CON408307, CON408350, CON408351, CON408363, CON408370, CON408371, CON408372, CON408373, CON408381, CON408382, CON408384, CON408387, CON408388, CON408391, CON408397, CON408398, CON408399, CON408406, CON408407, CON408408, CON408411, CON408431, CON408442, CON408496, CON408497, CON408498, CON408502, CON408503, CON408517, CON408518, CON408519, CON408520, CON408521, CON408522, CON408523, CON408531, CON408533, CON408540, CON409013, CON409100, CON409102, CON409106, CON409109, CON409111, CON409112, CON409115, CON409120, CON409135, CON409138, CON409139, CON409140, CON409145, CON409146, CON409152, CON409153, CON409157, CON409174, CON409175, CON409179, CON409180, CON409183, CON409191, CON409195, CON409196, CON409199, CON409206, CON409212, CON409243, CON409244, CON409266, CON409267, CON409268, CON409328, CON409330, CON409334, CON409336, CON409378, CON409386, CON409387, CON409396, CON409403, CON409406, CON409409, CON409422, CON409430, CON409433, CON409439, CON409452, CON409454, CON409470, CON409476, CON409482, CON409486, CON409487, CON409488, CON409593, CON409672, CON409774, CON409873, CON409877, CON409878, CON409879, CON409880, CON409883, CON409974, CON409975, CON409980, CON409981, CON410954, CON410955, CON410960, CON410962, CON410965, CON410966, CON410967, CON410969, CON410970, CON410991, CON410992, CON410993, CON410996, CON411015, CON411046, CON411047, CON411063, CON411097, CON411098, CON411102, CON411110, CON411112, CON411140, CON411143, CON411144, CON411145, CON411212, CON411213, CON411215, CON411218, CON411220, CON411221 GTIN 00888707006941, Serial Numbers: CON410823, CON410843, CON410844, CON410941, CON410980, CON410982, CON411051, CON411053, CON411058, CON411061, CON411085, CON411088, CON411099, CON411103, CON411104, CON411225, CON411235, CON411236, CON411254, CON411283, CON411334, CON411336, CON411337, CON411610, CON411644 GTIN 00888707008242, Serial Numbers: CON412460, CON412713, CON412766, CON412769, CON412770, CON412771, CON412772, CON412773, CON412798, CON412802, CON412803, CON412806, CON412807, CON412808, CON412815, CON412852, CON412853, CON412854, CON412855, CON412887, CON412888, CON412890, CON412891, CON412892, CON412893, CON412898, CON412902, CON412908, CON412920, CON412925, CON412927, CON412928, CON412932, CON412938, CON412940, CON412944, CON412951, CON412954, CON412956, CON412958, CON412961, CON412962, CON412970, CON413026, CON413131, CON413135, CON413228, CON413229, CON413235, CON413239, CON413240, CON413242, CON413285, CON413291, CON413292, CON413293, CON413301, CON413316, CON413335, CON413341, CON413342, CON413344, CON413391, CON413392, CON413410, CON413428, CON413431, CON413434, CON413451, CON413454, CON413480, CON413541, CON413546, CON413550, CON413552, CON413556, CON413557, CON413569, CON413579, CON413580, CON413632, CON413651, CON413652, CON413653, CON413654, CON413658, CON413667, CON413680, CON413681, CON413682, CON413686, CON413696, CON413697, CON413700, CON413701, CON413702, CON413703, CON413704, CON413705, CON413706, CON413707, CON413708, CON413720, CON413721, CON413737, CON413738, CON413739, CON413747, CON413748, CON413749, CON413751, CON413752, CON413753, CON413758, CON413776, CON413792, CON413793, CON413807, CON413869, CON413870, CON414339, CON414340, CON415019, CON415020, CON415021, CON415040, CON415041, CON415042, CON415046, CON415047, CON415048, CON415050, CON415051, CON415052, CON415053, CON415067, CON415068, CON415087, CON415106, CON415135, CON415137, CON415141, CON415142, CON415143, CON415146, CON415148, CON415835, CON415781

Product: HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device (HVAD) System Controller, Model Number 1420

GTIN 00888707000420, Serial Numbers: CON301559, CON301671, CON301680, CON301691, CON301692, CON301699, CON301714, CON301828, CON302225, CON302283, CON302286, CON302325, CON303175, CON303662, CON303733, CON303773, CON304089, CON304110, CON304225, CON304349, CON300543, CON300552, CON300553, CON300556, CON300619, CON300621, CON300623, CON300628, CON300638, CON300902, CON301367, CON301375, CON301485, CON301625, CON301674, CON301708, CON301870, CON301935, CON301943, CON301978, CON301996, CON302001, CON302013, CON302049, CON302113, CON302127, CON302138, CON302142, CON302143, CON302162, CON302165, CON302169, CON302172, CON302177, CON302180, CON302182, CON302183, CON302199, CON302227, CON302250, CON302262, CON302268, CON302281, CON302285, CON302299, CON302322, CON302327, CON302331, CON302336, CON302349, CON302366, CON302369, CON302371, CON302373, CON302374, CON302375, CON302387, CON302391, CON302394, CON302397, CON302399, CON302408, CON302412, CON302415, CON302420, CON302423, CON302436, CON302441, CON302443, CON302445, CON302446, CON302450, CON302451, CON302456, CON302458, CON302460, CON302465, CON302470, CON302471, CON302472, CON302474, CON302491, CON302496, CON302505, CON302508, CON302510, CON302511, CON302515, CON302522, CON302525, CON302535, CON302538, CON302539, CON302540, CON302543, CON302544, CON302546, CON302555, CON302556, CON302557, CON302560, CON302561, CON302562, CON302566, CON302567, CON302577, CON302581, CON302584, CON302595, CON302601, CON302613, CON302614, CON302619, CON302621, CON302623, CON302629, CON302664, CON302666, CON302667, CON302671, CON302673, CON302679, CON302698, CON302699, CON302706, CON302709, CON302710, CON302712, CON302716, CON302721, CON302722, CON302723, CON302724, CON302725, CON302727, CON302730, CON302745, CON302751, CON302752, CON302753, CON302759, CON302765, CON302770, CON302775, CON302776, CON302783, CON302785, CON302787, CON302801, CON302809, CON302815, CON302817, CON302822, CON302827, CON302834, CON302838, CON302840, CON302846, CON302847, CON302850, CON302852, CON302856, CON302858, CON302861, CON302864, CON302865, CON302866, CON302875, CON302876, CON302877, CON302884, CON302885, CON302887, CON302897, CON302898, CON302899, CON302906, CON302908, CON302911, CON302912, CON302921, CON302925, CON302929, CON302930, CON302932, CON302939, CON302942, CON302945, CON302949, CON302950, CON302958, CON302959, CON302961, CON302963, CON302964, CON302967, CON302971, CON302981, CON303001, CON303038, CON303039, CON303040, CON303041, CON303049, CON303051, CON303055, CON303063, CON303080, CON303088, CON303098, CON303100, CON303113, CON303119, CON303134, CON303142, CON303143, CON303148, CON303150, CON303152, CON303153, CON303154, CON303183, CON303213, CON303242, CON303259, CON303266, CON303280, CON303288, CON303328, CON303332, CON303339, CON303373, CON303382, CON303389, CON303397, CON303410, CON303456, CON303468, CON303551, CON303552, CON303565, CON303577, CON303593, CON303600, CON303601, CON303604, CON303606, CON303610, CON303614, CON303619, CON303623, CON303626, CON303635, CON303673, CON303716, CON303727, CON303729, CON303732, CON303738, CON303746, CON303778, CON303780, CON303822, CON303831, CON303833, CON303907, CON303913, CON303914, CON303916, CON303953, CON303959, CON303965, CON303983, CON303988, CON303989, CON304085, CON304093, CON304098, CON304107, CON304116, CON304117, CON304124, CON304132, CON304133, CON304134, CON304138, CON304164, CON304170, CON304186, CON304190, CON304191, CON304194, CON304204, CON304206, CON304207, CON304208, CON304209, CON304210, CON304212, CON304213, CON304214, CON304215, CON304217, CON304218, CON304222, CON304228, CON304229, CON304255, CON304259, CON304272, CON304274, CON304275, CON304281, CON304284, CON304287, CON304294, CON304296, CON304298, CON304321, CON304326, CON304330, CON304335, CON304388, CON304408, CON304411, CON304417, CON304419, CON304427, CON304440, CON304515, CON304531, CON304540, CON304542, CON304544, CON304545, CON304546, CON304547, CON304552, CON304573, CON304595, CON304603, CON304607, CON304612, CON304616, CON304617, CON304629, CON304633, CON304644, CON304648, CON304650, CON304667, CON304668, CON304673, CON304680, CON304685, CON304695, CON304697, CON304699, CON304708, CON304713, CON304723, CON304730, CON304741, CON304742, CON304743, CON304746, CON304747, CON304748, CON304749, CON304751, CON304752, CON304760, CON304775, CON304786, CON304787, CON304805, CON304810, CON304821, CON304822, CON304826, CON304829, CON304832, CON304835, CON304839, CON304840, CON304849, CON304852, CON304856, CON304857, CON304863, CON304870, CON304883, CON304884, CON304888, CON304892, CON304893, CON304894, CON304895, CON304898, CON304900, CON304903, CON304922, CON304930, CON304931, CON304932, CON304963, CON304964, CON304966, CON304970, CON304971, CON304973, CON304975, CON304976, CON304977, CON304979, CON304980, CON304982, CON304984, CON304985, CON304990, CON304992, CON305001, CON305003, CON305004, CON305010, CON305014, CON305015, CON305016, CON305018, CON305021, CON305025, CON305026, CON305028, CON305030, CON305031, CON305033, CON305034, CON305035, CON305036, CON305038, CON305039, CON305042, CON305043, CON305044, CON305045, CON305047, CON305049, CON305050, CON305055, CON305057, CON305059, CON305063, CON305070, CON305072, CON305075, CON305078, CON305080, CON305085, CON305091, CON305093, CON305094, CON305096, CON305102, CON305122, CON305125, CON305126, CON305127, CON305133, CON305134, CON305135, CON305137, CON305138, CON305140, CON305149, CON305179, CON305190, CON305211, CON305226, CON305232, CON305233, CON305234, CON305238, CON305239, CON305241, CON305243, CON305244, CON305248, CON305250, CON305367, CON305400

Product: HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device (HVAD) System Controller, Model Number 1420-Controller 2.0

GTIN 00888707000420, Serial Numbers: CON306040, CON306041, CON306042, CON306044, CON306045, CON306046, CON306047, CON306085, CON306086, CON306087, CON306088, CON306089, CON306090, CON306093, CON306098, CON306120, CON306123, CON306125, CON306127, CON306128, CON306129, CON306130, CON306131, CON306132, CON306268, CON306269, CON306292, CON306293, CON306336, CON306342, CON306435, CON306469, CON311478, CON318487, CON318711, CON318725; GTIN 00888707007658, Serial Numbers: CON413224, CON413247, CON413272, CON413279, CON413281, CON413282, CON413288, CON413289, CON413387, CON413417, CON413419, CON413420, CON413447, CON413448, CON413460, CON413910, CON413939, CON413948, CON415371, CON415373, CON416868, CON416871, CON416872

Product: HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device (HVAD) System, Model Number 1521DE, MONITOR 1521DE EXPLORE TECH

GTIN 00888707002868, Serial Numbers: MON200197, MON200321, MON200668, MON200764

Product: HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device (HVAD) System, individual pamphlets: HVAD¿ System Emergency Responder Guide (FI-Finnish) HVAD¿ System Emergency Responder Guide (FI-Finnish) HVAD¿ System Emergency Responder Guide (FI-Finnish) HVAD¿ System Emergency Responder Guide (FI-Finnish) HVAD¿ System Instructions For Use (FI) HVAD¿ System Instructions For Use (FI) HVAD¿ System Patient Manual (FI-Finnish) HVAD¿ System Patient Manual (FI-Finnish) HVAD¿ System Patient Manual (FI-Finnish) HVAD¿ S

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Additional Information

Agency: Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Event ID: 90079
Status: Active
Manufacturer: Heartware, Inc.
Manufactured In: United States
Units Affected: 5 products (236 units; 667 units; 510 units; 59 units; 645 units)

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