Z-1763-2022Class I

TANDEM LIFE LivaNova LIFESPARC Controller; Controller and Accessories Model 5900-0000; Controller Only Model...

Name: Z-1763-2022 TANDEM LIFE LivaNova LIFESPARC Controller; Controller and Accessories Model 5900-0000; Controller Only Model...
Creator: Cardiac Assist, Inc
Published: 2022-07-21
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

Cardiac Assist, Inc / initiated 2022-07-21 / Terminated / root cause: software

FDA source

Cardiac Assist, Inc began a recall of TANDEM LIFE LivaNova LIFESPARC Controller; Controller and Accessories Model 5900-0000; Controller Only Model 5900-0001. For circulatory or cardiopulmonary... on 2022-07-21. FDA classified it as Class I and gives the reason as "Critical Failure of the LifeSPARC controller when the software freezes or crashes and the screen does not display data". As of 2026-09-10, the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as software.

Recall record

Recall number: Z-1763-2022
Classification: Class I
Status: Terminated
Initiated: 2022-07-21
Posted: 2022-09-23
Terminated: 2023-08-08
Recalling firm: Cardiac Assist, Inc
Product: TANDEM LIFE LivaNova LIFESPARC Controller; Controller and Accessories Model 5900-0000; Controller Only Model 5900-0001. For circulatory or cardiopulmonary bypass.
Product code: DWA Control, Pump Speed, Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Reason for recall: Critical Failure of the LifeSPARC controller when the software freezes or crashes and the screen does not display data.
Root cause tag: software
FDA root cause: Under Investigation by firm
Action: On July 21, 2022, the recalling firm notified impacted customers through mailed letters. Customers were instructed to use Operations Manual revision 15 and to discard all previous revisions of the Operations Manuals.
Quantity in commerce: 723 units (484 currently in field)
Distribution: US Nationwide distribution.
Product codes and lots: Model 5900-0000 - UDI-DI: 00814112020562 Model 5900-0001 - UDI-DI: 00814112020623 Serial No.: C00115, C50232, C50253, C50403, C00195, C50619, C50623, C50161, C50167, C50388, C50432, C50505, C00189, C50437, C50671, C50690, C50362, C50648, C00048, C00087, C00149, C50274, C50506, C50308, C50319, C00040, C00107, C50160, C50016, C50604, C50493, C50355, C00126, C00155, C50113, C00041, C00135, C00042, C00035, C50012, C50019, C00176, C50386, C00052, C00076, C00092, C50490, C00095, C50149, C00182, C50392, C50337, C50451, C50306, C50460, C50512, C50082, C50092, C50174, C00151, C50328, C50349, C50111, C50501, C00157, C50363, C50353, C50476, C50212, C50219, C50350, C00174, C00006, C50076, C50105, C50235, C50613, C50197, C50375, C50463, C50517, C50632, C50662, C00199, C00205, C50699, C50269, C50398, C50618, C50645, C50100, C50101, C50626, C50204, C50266, C50330, C50031, C50050, C50241, C50524, C50181, C50365, C00038, C50237, C00190, C50598, C50005, C50213, C50214, C50283, C00143, C50287, C50288, C50259, C50285, C50270, C50639, C00158, C50357, C50601, C50289, C50059, C50065, C50043, C50037, C50072, C50096, C50153, C50140, C50703, C50391, C50536, C50682, C50314, C50354, C50470, C50409, C50526, C50146, C50225, C50226, C50001, C50090, C00169, C00023, C00161, C50224, C50230, C50254, C50458, C50525, C50581, C50591, C50378, C50428, C50466, C50539, C50303, C00063, C00071, C50211, C50229, C50280, C00167, C50374, C50387, C00141, C00136, C00145, C50312, C00073, C50243, C00150, C50222, C50343, C50425, C00053, C00057, C50652, C00113, C00114, C50038, C50247, C50651, C50521, C00072, C50485, C50492, C50057, C50126, C00152, C50530, C00086, C00094, C00181, C50389, C50399, C50453, C50169, C50148, C00148, C50456, C50015, C00098, C50465, C50448, C00179, C50406, C50026, C50044, C50162, C00016, C50056, C50170, C50042, C50058, C00039, C00078, C00093, C00089, C50157, C50234, C50236, C50318, C50395, C00166, C50327, C50356, C50410, C50471, C50262, C50385, C50195, C50196, C00132, C00130, C50381, C50436, C50435, C50047, C50055, C50064, C50429, C50370, C50377, C50486, C50627, C50664, C50066, C50078, C50468, C50093, C00129, C50186, C50338, C50483, C50216, C50077, C50108, C00180, C50414, C00079, C00172, C50248, C50257, C50592, C50640, C00083, C50041, C50364, C50452, C50074, C50479, C50575, C00201, C50046, C50326, C50498, C50430, C50438, C50607, C50018, C50175, C50014, C00144, C50477, C50418, C50267, C50119, C00128, C50024, C50185, C50256, C50290, C00165, C50400, C50508, C00015, C00044, C00045, C50344, C50631, C50649, C50635, C50182, C50198, C50251, C50503, C50084, C50122, C50130, C50115, C50228, C00184, C50507, C50087, C50532, C50188, C50104, C50531, C00051, C50051, C50123, C50294, C50444, C50600, C50271, C50272, C50296, C50313, C50279, C00138, C50194, C00054, C00081, C50376, C50624, C50630, C00171, C50434, C50457, C00175, C50599, C50263, C50497, C50496, C50494, C50322, C50411, C50107, C00146, C50089, C50473, C50176, C50307, C00194, C50171, C50459, C50616, C50636, C50647, C00085, C00137, C00139, C50298, C50348, C50215, C50351, C50667, C50663, C50641, C50120, C50109, C50537, C50145, C50514, C00109, C50035, C50010, C50080, C00046, C50393, C50397, C50446, C50462, C50644, C50657, C50656, C50439, C50449, C50334, C50052, C50062, C50190, C50300, C00163, C00164, C00043, C00082, C50033, C00156, C00080, C50070, C50003, C50004, C50020, C50191, C50187, C50405, C50422, C50511, C50116, C50184, C50143, C50154, C50060, C50063, C50299, C50379, C50488, C50331, C00183, C50136, C50139, C50177, C50141, C00178, C50582, C00088, C50025, C50193, C50495, C50007, C50110, C50164, C00168, C00050, C50221, C50489, C50596, C00206, C50685, C50584, C50673, C50324, C50345, C50382, C50320, C50472, C50474, C50183, C50205, C50323, C50440, C00192, C50629, C50579, C50646, C50661, C50589, C50321, C50424, C50192, C50220, C50252, C50402, C00066, C00101, C50481, C50029, C50217, C50233, C50467, C00049, C00062, C00200, C00204, C00068, C00034, C50255, C50342, C50309, C50361, C50006, C50048, C50036, C50068, C50401, C50333, C50081, C50049, C50103, C50346, C50347, C50519, C50152, C50297, C50369, C50373, C50189, C50292, C50316, C50528, C50620, C50246, C50242, C00056, C00077, C00160, C50595, C50594, C50311, C50304, C50121, C50454, C50239, C50273, C50282, C50416, C50621, C50504, C50441, C50587, C00154, C50227, C50368, C50478, C00170, C00173, C50339, C00153, C00159, C50264, C50396, C00055, C00105, C50284, C50605, C50132, C50583, C50231, C50240, C50461, C50352, C50383, C50527, C00112, C50028, C50013, C50159, C50455, C50295, C00074, C50201

Enforcement reports

One row per recalled product line

FDA enforcement reports joined to recall event Z-1763-2022
Recall number	Class	Status	Voluntary or mandated	Report date	Classified
Z-1763-2022	Class I	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2022-10-05	2022-09-23

Product code DWA

K183623Class IILifeSPARC Pump, LifeSPARC ControllerCardiacassist, Inc. / cleared 2019-07-09

MDM coverage of this record lists here, newest first.

About this record

Sourced from the FDA device recall database and the FDA enforcement reports, both ingested from openFDA. The recall record supplies the product, the reason and the product code; the enforcement report supplies the classification. The two datasets are exported by FDA on different days, and the date above is the older of the two, so nothing on this page is newer than it says.

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Data as of 2026-09-30, the FDA export date for this dataset. Page last changed 2026-09-05. View this recall on fda.gov (opens on fda.gov)