THORATEC HEARTMATE, LVAS IMPLANT KIT (WITH SEALED GRAFTS) Adverse Events: FDA MAUDE Data

Thoratec Corporation · Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) · First cleared Apr 2003

Total Reports

7,148

Reports (30d)

Active Signals

Open Recalls

Monthly Report Volume

Event Type Breakdown

What the reports describe · Claripulse analysis

Most commonly reported problems

Driveline Power Fault Alarm Recurrence

speed, fault, driveline, alarm, alarms

reports

Recurrent Driveline Power Fault Alarm

fault, driveline, modular, driveline power, modular cable

reports

Unexplained Gastrointestinal Bleeding

patient admitted, admitted, patient experienced, blood, bleeding

reports

Unspecified Hematological Issue Reported

received report, data registry, vad, registry does, device vad

reports

Patient Passed Away

home, death, likely, passed away, patient passed

reports

Multiple Low Flow Alarms Captured

flow alarms, captured, flow, low flow, alarms

reports

Problem groupings are generated by Claripulse from report narrative text. They summarize what reporters wrote, not adjudicated root cause.

Detection

Active safety signals

Disproportionate reportinghigh

Regulatory

FDA recalls for this device

Class II

Oct 9, 2025 · Open, Classified

Due to potential corrosion issues associated with the Backup Battery cable connector that may cause a Backup Battery Fault Alarm.

Class II

Oct 9, 2025 · Open, Classified

Due to potential corrosion issues associated with the Backup Battery cable connector that may cause a Backup Battery Fault Alarm.

Class II

Oct 9, 2025 · Open, Classified

Due to potential corrosion issues associated with the Backup Battery cable connector that may cause a Backup Battery Fault Alarm.

Class II

Oct 9, 2025 · Open, Classified

Due to potential corrosion issues associated with the Backup Battery cable connector that may cause a Backup Battery Fault Alarm.

Class I

Jun 23, 2025 · Open, Classified

Due to misaligned V-Lock feature on the Mobile Power Unit power cords, which prevents the locking mechanism from properly engaging with the Mobile Power Unit and may cause unintended disconnect.

Class I

Jun 23, 2025 · Open, Classified

Due to misaligned V-Lock feature on the Mobile Power Unit power cords, which prevents the locking mechanism from properly engaging with the Mobile Power Unit and may cause unintended disconnect.

Evidence

Related research

Citations indexed from PubMed.

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Understanding this data

What FDA MAUDE data does and does not tell you

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Disclaimer: This system analyzes publicly available FDA MAUDE data. It does NOT provide medical advice. MAUDE data is de-identified. Do not attempt re-identification. Report counts may differ from the FDA's MAUDE search due to processing cadence and deduplication. Data is updated weekly.