The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Devices)·Z-2736-2017·Announced 2017-08-02

Maquet CS 100i Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Recalled Due to Device Failure

Maquet Datascope is recalling 12,319 CS 100i Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps because electrical failures prevented the device from initiating therapy, which has been associated with a patient death.

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly states that the device failure has been associated with a patient death. Per the rubric, if reported deaths exist anywhere in the source text, the score is 5 regardless of other factors.

Plain-English summary

Maquet Datascope Corp - Cardiac Assist Division is recalling 12,319 units of the CS 100i Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump. The recall covers devices distributed worldwide in over 100 countries, including nationwide distribution in the United States.

The recall was initiated because the devices failed to pump due to an electrical test failure code #58 (power up vent test fail), maintenance code #3, and an autofill failure. The source text states that this failure to initiate therapy has been associated with a patient death.

Healthcare providers and patients should stop using the affected devices immediately and contact the manufacturer for further instructions. The specific product codes associated with this recall are 0998-UC-0446HXX and 0998-UC-0479HXX.

The recalled product

Product
CS 100i Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
Affected units
12,319

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 (1)

  • 0998-UC-0446HXX 0998-UC-0479HXX

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 3 recalled by Maquet Datascope Corp - Cardiac Assist Division under a single FDA (Devices) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

See all 3 products in this recall →