Cardiosave Li-Ion battery pack recalled for insufficient runtime specification
Datascope Corp. is recalling Cardiosave Li-Ion battery packs that failed to meet minimum runtime requirements. These nonconforming batteries were inadvertently released to customers worldwide.
What this means for you
Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: FDA Class I recalls require a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric. The defect involves critical-care medical devices where battery runtime failure could result in device malfunction during patient treatment. No patient injuries or deaths have been reported.
Plain-English summary
Datascope Corp. is recalling Cardiosave Li-Ion Battery Packs (Part No. 0146-00-0097), which are components of the Cardiosave Hybrid and Cardiosave Rescue Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps (IABPs). These devices provide cardiac support during critical medical procedures.
During protocol testing, some battery packs failed to meet the minimum runtime requirement specified by Getinge (the product's internal specification). These nonconforming batteries were inadvertently released to customers instead of being rejected as defective.
Approximately 131 battery packs and 11,517 pumps were affected. The products have been distributed worldwide, including to the United States, Australia, Brazil, Bahrain, Belgium, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Philippines, and Russia.
Patients and healthcare providers using affected Cardiosave pumps should contact Datascope Corp. for information about battery replacement or device status verification. Specific battery serial numbers are available to identify affected units.
The recalled product
- Product
- Cardiosave Li-Ion Battery Pack, Part No. 0146-00-0097. Component of the Cardiosave Hybrid Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP) with the below Model Numbers. 1. Cardiosave Hybrid. Model Numbers: 0998-00-0800-31, 0998-00-0800-32, 0998-00-0800-33, 0998-00-0800-35, 0998-00-0800-36, 099
- Manufacturer
- Datascope Corp.
- Hazard
- battery-failure
- insufficient-runtime
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (20)
- Battery Pack Serial Numbers: 192224349IP
- 191908720IP
- 202369811IP
- 202791944IP
- 191848115IP
- 192099841IP
- 192103741IP
- 192104141IP
- 171218521PE
- 181642339PE
- 202321308IP
- 191912520IP
- 191874716IP
- 191922620IP
- 181642639PE
- 192185446IP
- 171277935PE
- 192190247IP
- 202400219IP
- 202323808IP
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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