Class I — Serious Health Hazard

Serious health hazard — there is a reasonable probability that use of or exposure to this product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Impella catheters - Intravascular micro axial blood pumps that support Recalled by Abiomed, Inc. Due to IFU has been updated to include warnings about...

Date: December 27, 2023
Company: Abiomed, Inc.
Status: Ongoing
Source: FDA (Device)

What You Should Do

Stop using this product immediately. Do not consume, use, or distribute it.

Return the product to the place of purchase for a full refund. If you have questions, contact Abiomed, Inc. directly.

Affected Products

Impella catheters - Intravascular micro axial blood pumps that support a patient's circulatory system. (1) Product Code 005042 - Impella 2.5 (2) Product Code 005062 - Impella 5.0 (3) Product Code 005082- Impella LD (7) Product Codes 0550-0008 and 1000100 - Impella 5.5 with SmartAssist (8) Product Code 0048-0032 - Impella CP (9) Product Codes 1000080 and 0048-0045 - Impella CP with SmartAssist ***Updated February 2024*** (10) 004413 - Impella 2.5 Set (12) 0046-0026 - Impella 5.0 Pump Set ROW (13) 0046-0037 - Impella 5.0 Pump Set APAC (15) 004680-AU - 5.0 Pump Set AU (16) 0048-0002 - Impella CP Pump Set, EU (17) 0048-0002-BR - Impella CP Pump Set BR (18) 0048-0004 - Impella CP Pump Set, Canada (19) 0048-0014 - Impella CP Smart Assist Set, EU (20) 0048-0024-JP - Impella CP Smart Assist Set, JP (21) 0048-0044 - Impella CP Smart Assist Set, Canada (22) 0048-0047 - Impella CP Smart Assist Set APAC (23) 005040 - Impella 2.5 IMC Pump Set EU (24) 005048-JP - Impella 2.5 Pump Set, Japan (25) 005060 - Impella 5.0 IMC Pump Set EU (26) 005064 - Impella 5.0 IMC Pump Set Canada (27) 005066-JP - Impella 5.0 Pump Set, Japan (28) 0550-0002 - Impella 5.5 with SmartAssist Set, EU (29) 0550-0004 - Impella 5.5 with SmartAssist Set, CA (30) 1000115 - Impella CP Pump set, APAC (31) 1000211 - Impella 5.5 SmartAssist Set, JP (32) 1000302 - Impella CP with SmartAssist APAC (33) 1000361 - Impella 5.5 Set AU (34) 1000402 - Impella CP Smart Assist Set ***Updated March 15, 2024*** The following products were removed from the list of affected products because the Right-side devices are not in the scope of the warning to avoid left ventricle perforation: (4) Product Code 004334 - Impella RP (5) Product Code 0046-0035 - Impella RP with SmartAssist (6) Product Code 1000323 - RP Flex with SmartAssist (11) 0046-0011 - Impella RP Pump Set, EU (14) 0046-0039 - Impella RP Set APAC

Quantity: 91,914 (65,857 US; 26,075 OUS)

Why Was This Recalled?

IFU has been updated to include warnings about the risk of the inlet perforating through the myocardial wall of the left ventricle due to operator handling.

Where Was This Sold?

This product was distributed nationwide across all 50 states.

Affected (51 states)Not affected

About Abiomed, Inc.

Abiomed, Inc. has 56 total recalls tracked by RecallDetector.

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Data sourced from the FDA (Device). Last updated March 26, 2026. View original report