Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 29614 |
| Brand Name: | Heartware - HeartWare Battery |
| Model: | 1650DE |
| Affected: | |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Medtronic New Zealand Limited Unit 16 Mezzanine Level 5 Gloucester Park Road Onehunga AUCKLAND |
| Contact Information: | 0800 377 807 |
| Manufacturer: | HeartWare Inc |
| Issue: | The manufacturer is informing customers that the change to the battery configuration mode to mitigate the battery electrical fault issue has been implemented, and the manufacturer will begin exchanging all batteries for the new batteries with the mode change. As described in the July 2022 letter, battery electrical faults (issue #2) were caused by an interaction between the software configuration that governs the HVAD battery and an internal component. |
| Recall action type: | Recall |
| Recall action: | Manufacturer to issue advice regarding use |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 2/6/2023 |
