Thoratec Switzerland GMBH: Medical Device Recall in 2024 - (Recall #: Z-2215-2024)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2024.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

2nd Generation CentriMag Primary Console, REF: 201-90401, 201-90701, 201-90411, 201-90421, 201-30300, L201-90401, L201-90411, L201-90421, part of the CentriMag Circulatory Support System

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: May 22, 2024

Date Posted: July 3, 2024

Recall Number: Z-2215-2024

Event ID: 94588

Reason for Recall:

Due to a component change, the console part of a circulatory support system may not conform to the IEC 61000-4-5 standard, so if subjected to a power surge above 1.8kV and up to 2.0 kV, the console may shut down completely without alarm, pumping would cease, and the patient would have to be switched to a backup circulatory support system.

Status: Ongoing

Product Quantity: 3,425

Code Information:

REF/Serial Number or Range: 201-30300/ L00610-0004-L06786-0002 201-90401/ 19234129-20119751 and L00610-0011-L08005-0001 201-90411/19234128-20190463 and L03849-0004-L08002-0001 201-90421/19474336-19606873 and L04780-0005-L07601-0001 201-90701/ 19415572 and L03774-0007-L08007-0001 L201-90401/ L00694-0006-L06579-0004 and L201-90401 L201-90411/ 19258710-19605455 and L01627-0007-L07980-0001 L201-90421/ L01716-0010-L06482-0005 UDI-DI: 07640135140689, 07640135140726, 07640135140702, 07640135140719, 07640135140856, 05415067037282, 07640135140894, 07640135149019, 07640135149002, 07640135140702, 07640135140719

Distribution Pattern:

Worldwide - US Nationwide distribution included in the states of CA, PA, FL, IL, NY, AR, GA, WI, AZ, TN, TX, NC, MT, VA, MA, NJ, NE, WV, ME, OK, CO, OH, KC, WA, IN, CT, MI, OR, ID, MO, SC, KY, LA, NM, NV, VT, IA, MD and the countries of ALGERIA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BANGLADESH, BULGARIA, CANADA, CAYMAN ISLANDS, CHILE, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ESTONIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, HONG KONG, INDIA, IRAN, IRAQ, ISRAEL, ITALY, KENYA, KOREA, KUWAIT, LITHUANIA, MACEDONIA MALAYSIA, MARTINIQUE, MEXICO, MOROCCO, NETHERLANDS, NORWAY, OMAN, PERU, POLAND, PORTUGAL, QATAR, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SAUDI ARABIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TUNISIA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated