HVAD® Pump Outflow Graft MCS1725OGRecalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00888707007634), received between Apr 14, 2021 and Apr 14, 2021 — classified as 1 injury.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Leak/Splash” (1 report).

1 FDA recall record name this device's identifier, 1 still open.

59 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (P100047); they may or may not involve this specific model.

Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 18, 2026.

Recalls naming this device

1. Jun 3, 2021Class IOpen, Classified

   Medtronic is stopping the distribution and sale of the HVAD System due to a growing body of observational clinical comparisons that shows a higher frequency of neurological adverse events and mortality associated with the system when compared to other commercially available left ventricular assist devices, as well as complaints that the internal pump may delay or fail to restart.

   Z-2196-2021 · Root cause: Unknown/Undetermined by firm · Recall details · FDA record ↗

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• InjuryApr 14, 2021Leak/Splash; Leak/Splash

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING THE VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE (VAD) IMPLANT PROCEDURE, THE OUTFLOW GRAFT (OFG) EXHIBITED LEAKING ASSOCIATED WITH A HOLE OR TINY SLIT IN THE OFG. A SUTURE WAS PLACED, BUT THE LEAK WAS STILL PROFOUND. THE OFG WAS EXCHANGED. NO FURTHER PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 11668607 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under P100047. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

• Z-0475-2024 · Oct 31, 2023 · Open, Classified
  HVAD (HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device) STERILE IMPLANT KIT, Model Number 1100
• Z-1993-2023 · May 16, 2023 · Open, Classified
  HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device System. a) Monitor 1521US Explore Tech, b) Monitor 1521GB Explore Tech, c) Monitor 1521IL Explore Tech, d) Monitor 1521DE Explore Tech
• Z-1512-2022 · Jun 28, 2022 · Open, Classified
  HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device (HVAD) System Batteries, Product Number 1650DE
• Z-1266-2022 · May 5, 2022 · Open, Classified
  HeartWare Battery, Model #1650DE, a component of the HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device (HVAD) System.
• Z-1207-2022 · Apr 14, 2022 · Open, Classified
  HeartWare HVAD Pump Implant Kit, a) Model Number 1104JP, b) Model Number MCS1705PU
• Z-1103-2022 · Mar 30, 2022 · Open, Classified
  HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device (HVAD) System Controller, Model Number 1407DE Kit
• Z-1107-2022 · Mar 30, 2022 · Open, Classified
  HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device (HVAD) System, individual pamphlets: HVAD System Emergency Responder Guide (FI-Finnish) HVAD System Emergency Responder Guide (FI-Finnish) HVAD
• Z-1102-2022 · Mar 30, 2022 · Open, Classified
  HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device (HVAD) System, Pump Implant Kit, Model Number1104
• Z-1106-2022 · Mar 30, 2022 · Open, Classified
  HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device (HVAD) System, Model Number 1521DE, MONITOR 1521DE EXPLORE TECH
• Z-1105-2022 · Mar 30, 2022 · Open, Classified
  HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device (HVAD) System Controller, Model Number 1420-Controller 2.0
• Z-1110-2022 · Mar 30, 2022 · Open, Classified
  Instructions for Use, Patient Manuals, and Emergency Responder Guides for HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device (HVAD) System. HVAD System. IFUs are distributed as part of the Pump
• Z-1104-2022 · Mar 30, 2022 · Open, Classified
  HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device (HVAD) System Controller, Model Number 1420
• Z-0726-2022 · Jan 27, 2022 · Open, Classified
  HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device (HVAD) System
• Z-2478-2021 · Aug 6, 2021 · Open, Classified
  Medtronic HVAD Pump Implant Kits
• Z-2194-2021 · Jun 3, 2021 · Open, Classified
  HeartWare HVAD Implant Kit, REF 1104JP

…and 44 more.