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
- 97440
- Recall initiated
- Aug 20, 2025
- Classified by FDA
- Sep 19, 2025
- Posted in Enforcement Report
- Oct 1, 2025
- Recalling firm
- Abiomed, Inc.
- Firm location
- Danvers, MA, United States
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Firm notified customers by
- Letter
- 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
Specific Automated Impella Controllers (AICs) that have a Pump Driver Circuit Assembly do not meet current specifications. This may lead to decreased pump performance or pump stop and trigger an Impella Failure or Impella Stopped Controller Failure alarm.
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 Aug 20, 2025. FDA classified it 30 days later, on Sep 19, 2025. Distribution reported by FDA: US distribution to AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, ID, MA, MI, MO, MS, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TX. International distribution to Canada, Germany, Great Britian, Italy, Netherlands, Norway. Abiomed, Inc. has 31 recalls in our records.
Recalled products (1)
Z-2568-2025 Class I Ongoing
Automated Impella Controller (AIC) with the below brands and product codes. Used with heart assist pump. 1. Impella Controller, Packaged, US; Product Code: 0042-0000-US. 2. Impella Controller, Packaged, US, Loaner; Product Code: 0042-0000-US-L. 3. Impella Controller, Packaged, CA; Product Code: 0042-0000-CA. 4. Impella Controller, Packaged, EU; Product Code: 0042-0000-EU. 5. Impella Controller, Packaged, UK; Product Code: 0042-0000-UK. 6. Impella Controller, UK, Loaner; Product Code: 0042-0000-UK-L.
Codes / lots: 1. Product Code: 0042-0000-US; GTIN: 813502010022; Serial Numbers: IC1026, IC1029, IC1043, IC1046, IC1040, IC1047, IC1088, IC1089, IC1093, IC1110, IC1167, IC1221, IC1225, IC1222, IC1258, IC1250, IC1272, IC1293, IC1320, IC1317, IC1353, IC1354, IC1355, IC1375, IC1377, IC1403, IC1446, IC1450, IC1452, IC1461, IC1496, IC1501, IC1508, IC1515, IC1516, IC1517, IC1518, IC1530, IC1534, IC1535, IC1539, IC1538, IC1531, IC1533, IC1540, IC1532, IC1551, IC1552, IC1550, IC1553, IC1646, IC1756, IC2255, IC2422, IC2489, IC3013. 2. Product Code: 0042-0000-US-L; GTIN: 813502010022; Serial Number: IC1281. 3. Product Code: 0042-0000-CA; GTIN: 813502011272; Serial Numbers: IC1543, IC1544. 4. Product Code: 0042-0000-EU; GTIN: 813502011289; Serial Numbers: IC1350, IC1383, IC1546, IC1548, IC1547, IC1549, IC1775, IC2243, IC4002. 5. Product Code: 0042-0000-UK; GTIN: 813502011296; Serial Numbers: IC1519, IC1542. 6.…
Quantity: 71 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 97440
- Raw record
- openFDA API (JSON)
- Dataset last updated by FDA
- Nov 3, 2026
- Imported by RecallRadar
- Nov 4, 2026
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