Abiomed, Inc. medical device recall: Automated Impella Controller
Key facts
- Agency
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- Program
- Medical devices
- Classification
- Class I
- Status
- Ongoing
- Event ID
- 97078
- Recall initiated
- Jun 23, 2025
- Classified by FDA
- Jul 25, 2025
- Posted in Enforcement Report
- Aug 6, 2025
- Recalling firm
- Abiomed, Inc.
- Firm location
- Danvers, MA, United States
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Firm notified customers by
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
- Products in this event
- 1
What to do
Compare the product, lot or serial numbers below with what you have. If you use a prescription drug or medical device in this recall, talk to your pharmacist or health care provider before you stop using it, and follow the firm's instructions.
Reason for recall
A potential issue with the Automated Impella Controller (AIC) not detecting an Impella pump when it is connected
What the classification means
- Class I: FDA's most serious category: there is a reasonable probability that using or being exposed to the product will cause serious health problems or death.
About this recall
The firm started this recall on Jun 23, 2025. FDA classified it 32 days later, on Jul 25, 2025. Distribution reported by FDA: Worldwide distribution. US Nationwide, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Colombia, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United… Abiomed, Inc. has 31 recalls in our records.
Recalled products (1)
Z-2164-2025 Class I Ongoing
Automated Impella Controller (AIC), used in left heart support blood pump, including the following: 1. Impella Controller, Packaged, AU; Product Code: 0042-0000-AU. 2. Impella Controller, Packaged, CA; Product Code: 0042-0000-CA. 3. Impella Controller, Packaged, EU; Product Code: 0042-0000-EU. 4. Impella Controller, Packaged, EU, Loaner; Product Code: 0042-0000-EU-L. 5. Impella Controller, Packaged, IN; Product Code: 0042-0000-IN. 6. Impella Controller, Packaged, JP; Product Code: 0042-0000-JP. 7. Impella Controller, Japan, Loaner; Product Code: 0042-0000-JP-L. 8. Impella Controller, Packaged, UK; Product Code: 0042-0000-UK. 9. Impella Controller, UK, Loaner; Product Code: 0042-0000-UK-L. 10. Impella Controller, Packaged, US; Product Code: 0042-0000-US. 11. Impella Controller, Packaged, US, Loaner; Product Code: 0042-0000-US-L. 12. Impella Optical Controller, Packaged, AU; Product Code: 0042-0010-AU. 13. Impella Optical Controller, Packaged, EU; Product Code: 0042-0010-EU. 14. Impella Optical Controller, EU, Loaner; Product Code: 0042-0010-EU-L. 15. Impella Optical Controller, Packaged, IN; Product Code: 0042-0010-IN. 16. Impella Optical Controller, Packaged, UK; Product Code:…
Codes / lots: 1. Product Code: 0042-0000-AU; GTIN Number: 813502010886; Serial Numbers: IC7849, IC7850, IC7287, IC7288, IC7289, IC7290, IC6526, IC6527, IC6528, IC6529, IC6530, IC6531, IC5622, IC5677, IC5752, IC5836, IC5341, IC5521, IC5522, IC5523, IC5524, IC5525, IC5237, IC5216, IC5217, IC5236, IC5238. 2. Product Code: 0042-0000-CA; GTIN Number: 813502011272; Serial Numbers: IC9416, IC9414, IC9415, IC9413, IC8283, IC7695, IC7716, IC7694, IC6633, IC6634, IC6635, IC6636, IC6082, IC6083, IC5821, IC5824, IC5680, IC5034, IC5050, IC4944, IC4945, IC3802, IC3803, IC3661, IC3662, IC2686, IC2687, IC2369, IC2370, IC2033, IC2035, IC2032, IC2034, IC1911, IC1912, IC1913, IC1790, IC1791, IC1715, IC1769, IC1664, IC1665, IC1595, IC1598, IC1572, IC1543, IC1544, IC1480, IC1481, IC1324, IC1346. 3. Product Code: 0042-0000-EU; GTIN Number: 813502011289; Serial Numbers: IC7809, IC7717, IC7718, IC7719, IC7720, IC7721,…
Quantity: 11,031 units
Source and freshness
- Source
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Enforcement Report, via the openFDA device enforcement dataset
- Official notice
- FDA Enforcement Report, event 97078
- Raw record
- openFDA API (JSON)
- Dataset last updated by FDA
- Nov 3, 2026
- Imported by RecallRadar
- Nov 4, 2026
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