Class II — the FDA judged the product may cause temporary or medically reversible harm, with a remote chance of serious harm.
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. Most recalls are Class II or III.
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 (4) Product Code 004334 - Impella RP (5) Product Code 0046-0035 - Impella RP with SmartAssist (6) Product Code 1000323 - RP Flex with SmartAssist (7) Product Codes 0550-0008 and 1000100 - Impella 5.5 with SmartAssist (8) Product Code 0048-0032 - Impella CP (9) Product Codes 100080 and 0048-0045 - Impella CP with SmartAssist -- ***Added 2/20/24*** (10) 4413 and 004413 - Impella 2.5 Set (11) 5040 and 005040 - Impella 2.5 IMC Pump Set EU (12) 5060 and 005060 - Impella 5.0 IMC Pump Set EU (13) 5064 and 005064 - Impella 5.0 IMC Pump Set Canada (14) 1000115 - Impella CP Pump set, APAC (15) 1000211 - Impella 5.5 Smart Assist Set, JP (16) 1000302 - Impella CP with SmartAssist APAC (17) 1000361 - Impella 5.5 Set AU (18) 1000402 - Impella CP Smart Assist Set (19) 0046-0011 - Impella RP Pump Set, EU (20) 0046-0026 - Impella 5.0 Pump Set ROW (21) 0046-0037 - Impella 5.0 Pump Set APAC (22) 0046-0039 - Impella RP Set APAC (23) 004690-AU - Impella 5.0 Pump Set AU (24) 0048-0002 - Impella CP Pump Set, EU (25) 0048-0002-BR - Impella CP Pump Set BR (26) 0048-0004 - Impella CP Pump Set, Canada (27) 0048-0014 - Impella Smart Assist Set, EU (28) 0048-0024-JP - Impella CP Smart Assist Set, JP (29) 0048-0044 - Impella CP Smart Assist Set, Canada (30) 0048-0047- Impella CP Smart Assist Set APAC (31) 005048-JP - Impella 2.5 Pump Set, Japan (32) 005066-JP - Impella 5.0 Pump Set, Japan (33) 0550-0002 - Impella 5.5 with SmartAssist Set, EU (34) 0550-0004 - Impella 5.5 with SmartAssist Set, CA
Why it was recalled
New warnings are being added to the Instructions for Use for all affected products to reduce the possibility of fibers being drawn into the Impella, which may result in low flow of the device.
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 (4) 00813502011029 (5) 00813502011869 (6) 00813502012811 (7) 00813502011531 and 00813502012828 (8) 00813502011388 (9) 00813502012279 and 00813502011876 All products are affected by IFU Update ***Added 2/20/24*** (10) 813502010947 (11) 4260113630136 (12) 4260113630174 (13) 813502011197 (14) 813502010473 (15) 813502012453 (16) 813502012767 (17) 813502012927 (18) 813502012873 (19) 4260113630273 (20) 813502011821 (21) 813502011937 (22) 813502011951 (23) N/A (24) 4260113630242 (25) 813502011777 (26) 813502011265 (27) 4260113630280 (28) 813502011609 (29) 813502012200 (30) 813502011944 (31) 813502010046 (32) 813502010053 (33) 813502011630 (34) 813502010466
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-1074-2024
- 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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