Dear Healthcare Professional Letters
Updates to Instructions for Use, Emergency Responder Guide and Patient Manual for HeartWare™ Ventricular Assist Device System
Audiences
Healthcare professional
Industry member
Product type
Medical devices
5 May 2022
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A Dear Healthcare Professional Letter has been issued by Medtronic International Ltd. to inform healthcare professionals of updates to correct errors and inconsistencies, consisting of incorrect figures and inconsistent translations, identified in the Instruction for Use (IFU), Emergency Responder Guide (ERG), and Patient Manual (PM) for the HeartWare™ Ventricular Assist Device (HVAD™) system. Healthcare professionals are advised to ensure that their patients are aware of changes to the PM. Please refer to the letter for details.
Only abstracts of the Dear Healthcare Professional Letters (DHCPL) are provided on this website. Details of these letters can be found in the MOH Alert System, which is accessible via the Health Professionals Portal (HPP), a one-stop portal for all healthcare professionals in Singapore. Dentists, medical doctors and pharmacists may access HPP at https://hpp.moh.gov.sg and follow the procedures below to access the MOH Alert system.
Step 1: Select your profession under ‘For Healthcare Professionals’.
Step 2: Click on ‘Useful links’.
Step 3: Click on ‘MOH Alert’ and log in via Singpass.
Step 4: Click on ‘Drug Alerts’ or ‘Med Device Alerts’ to view the DHCPLs.