Pt phoned lvad team with c/o "low flow alarms" and "my pump stopping".Pt brought into ed where it was noticed upon device interrogation that his lvad was experiencing pump stoppage with low flow alarms.This was happening, according to pt, mostly while he was on his mobile power unit (mpu) at home.Upon presentation to the ed, the pt's device was interrogated and a possible short to shield complication was found.Xrays of the drive line were obtained and sent to abbott for analysis.After log file analysis review from abbott, pt placed on ungrounded monitor cable and education provided to pt and ed staff the reasons for doing this.Education re: alarm and possible drive line fracture explained to pt and caregiver.Fda safety report id# (b)(4).
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