Official recall record
HeartMate Touch™ Communication System
- Issuing authority
- Health Canada — Medical Devices
- Published
- 2024-01-19
- Country of alert
- Canada
- Alert level
- Type II
- Alert type
- recall
What the authority reported
Abbott is notifying customers of eight (8) reported complaints received in the past 3 years with the Heartmate Touch™ communication system (also referred to as 'Heartmate Touch') application (app) version 1.0.32 due to unintentional start/stop of the Heartmate 3™ left ventricle assist device (LVAD). Recall start date: January 5, 2024
What to do
Follow the instructions in the official notice — recall remedies (refund, repair, replacement, or disposal) are defined by the issuing authority and the responsible business, and they differ per recall. Do not rely on summaries, including this one.
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Health Canada — Medical Devices — official record →
Record last checked against the registry on 2026-05-31.
Record last checked against the registry on 2026-05-31.
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