Class I — the FDA judged there is a reasonable probability that use of the product would cause serious harm or death.
This is the FDA's risk judgment for this recall. It describes the potential of the product as a category — it does not establish that any specific unit harmed anyone.
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
Why it was 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.
Is your unit affected?
The recall covers only the specific lots or serial numbers the FDA listed. Enter the lot or serial number from your product's label and we'll check it against that list.
A match means your unit may be covered — stop and call your pharmacist before doing anything. No match suggests it isn't covered, but confirm anyway: code formats vary and lists can be incomplete. Your unit not being listed does not guarantee it is safe, and being listed does not mean you have been harmed.
Show the FDA's listed lot / code information
UDI-DI (1) 00813502011081 (2) 00813502011180 (3) 00813502011227 (7) 00813502011531 and 00813502012828 (8) 00813502011388 (9) 00813502012279 and 00813502011876 All product IFUs include the Update ***Added February 2024*** (10) 813502010947 (12) 813502011821 (13) 813502011937 (15) N/A (16) 4260113630242 (17) 813502011777 (18) 813502011265 (19) 4260113630280 (20) 813502011609 (21) 813502012200 (22) 813502011944 (23) 4260113630136 (24) 813502010046 (25) 4260113630174 (26) 813502011197 (27) 813502010053 (28) 813502011630 (29) 813502010466 (30) 813502010473 (31) 813502012453 (32) 813502012767 (33) 813502012873 (34) 813502012873 ***Removed from scope March 15, 2024*** (4) 00813502011029 (5) 00813502011869 (6) 00813502012811 (11) 4260113630273 (14) 813502011951
Recall status
Ongoing — the recall is still being carried out.
Where it was distributed
Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of AU, CA, DE, FR, IN, MX, TW, and VI.
Recall record
- Recalling firm
- Abiomed, Inc.
- Product type
- Devices
- Recall number
- Z-0980-2024
- Voluntary / mandated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Initial notification
- Letter
- Origin
- Danvers, MA
- Recall initiated
- 2023-12-27
What to do
Check the lot/code above against your product. To confirm this record and read the FDA's full notice, see the FDA recall page. Before changing anything you take or use, ask your pharmacist or prescriber — this page does not tell you to start or stop any drug or device.
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What this is — and is not
A recall is a recorded FDA enforcement action — the FDA logged that a firm is removing or correcting a product. It does not establish that any specific unit harmed anyone, and causation is not established by a recall. The class above is the FDA's risk judgment for the product category, not a finding about your unit. This page informs and compares; it is not medical advice and never tells you to start or stop a drug or device.
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