FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Maquet Cardiovascular, LLC: MAQUET CARDIOHELP Support System: CARDIOHELP-I Software (up to version 3.3.0.0) Product Usage: The Cardiohelp System is a blood oxygenation and carbon dioxide removal system used to pump blood through the extracorporeal bypass circuit for circulatory and/or pulmonary support during procedures requiring cardiopulmonary bypass (for periods up to six hours). It is also intended to provide circulatory and/or pulmonary support during procedures not requiring cardiopulmonary bypass (for periods up to six hours).
- Recall number
- Z-1149-2013
- Recalling firm
- Maquet Cardiovascular, LLC
- Product
- MAQUET CARDIOHELP Support System: CARDIOHELP-I Software (up to version 3.3.0.0) Product Usage: The Cardiohelp System is a blood oxygenation and carbon dioxide removal system used to pump blood through the extracorporeal bypass circuit for circulatory and/or pulmonary support during procedures requiring cardiopulmonary bypass (for periods up to six hours). It is also intended to provide circulatory and/or pulmonary support during procedures not requiring cardiopulmonary bypass (for periods up to six hours).
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2013-03-07
- Posted
- 2013-04-18
- Terminated
- 2013-08-22
- Reason
- It has come to the attention of MAQUET that there have been episodes of brief unexpected shutdown, followed by an automatic device restart of the human machine interface (touch screen) of the CARDIOHELP device. The human machine interface (HMI) is the central display of the CARDIOHELP device, where measured values, settings and alarms are displayed and adjusted/confirmed, with the exception of bl
- Root cause
- Software change control
- Action
- MAQUET sent an Urgent Medical Device Field Correction letters dated March 7, 2013 via Federal Express to all affected customers. The letter identifies the affected product, problem and actions to be taken. Customers are asked to complete and submit the included Customer Fax-back Form. Maquet Service will exchange all affected products with the updated version. For questions MAQUET Customer Service at 888-627-8383 (press option 2, followed by option 2).
- Quantity
- 154 units affected
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution - USA Nationwide and the following countries: Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Canada, Columbia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Iceland, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kuwait, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Catalog Number: 70104.8012 Cardiohelp-i. Multiple serial numbers.
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K102726"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- DTQ
- Firm FEI
- 2242352
- Firm city
- Wayne
- Firm state
- NJ
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
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- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 b87518bfe2e8, published 2026-09-28