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
- 98868
- Recall initiated
- Jan 17, 2011
- Classified by FDA
- May 28, 2026
- Posted in Enforcement Report
- Jun 3, 2026
- Recalling firm
- Abiomed, Inc.
- Firm location
- Danvers, MA, United States
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Firm notified customers by
- Other
- 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
Retrospective submission for following issues identified: 1. Alarm failures, power-path faults, electrical-short risks, and inaccurate motor-current sensing were identified in certain AIC consoles. 2. There is improper alignment between the purge cassette and the motor drive in the AIC. This can result in a piston block event and lead to the inability to complete priming of the purge system, requiring the user to switch to backup AIC console.
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 Jan 17, 2011. FDA classified it 5,610 days later, on May 28, 2026. Distribution reported by FDA: Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Kuwait, Netherlands, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom. Abiomed, Inc. has 31 recalls in our records.
Recalled products (1)
Z-2238-2026 Class I Ongoing
Automated Impella Controller (AIC) with the below product descriptions and corresponding Product Codes. 1. Impella Controller, Packaged, CA; Product Code: 0042-0000-CA. 2. Impella Controller, Packaged, EU; Product Code: 0042-0000-EU. 3. Impella Controller, Packaged, UK; Product Code: 0042-0000-UK. 4. Impella Controller, Packaged, US; Product Code: 0042-0000-US.
Codes / lots: 1. Product Code: 0042-0000-CA. GTIN: 00813502011272. Serial Numbers: IC1324, IC1346, IC1480, IC1481, IC1543, IC1544, IC1572, IC1595, IC1598, IC1664, IC1665, IC1715. 2. Product Code: 0042-0000-EU. GTIN: 00813502011289. Serial Numbers: IC1217, IC1265, IC1275, IC1276, IC1288, IC1284, IC1301, IC1302, IC1304, IC1305, IC1344, IC1341, IC1343, IC1340, IC1345, IC1350, IC1347, IC1349, IC1383, IC1381, IC1384, IC1386, IC1393, IC1396, IC1397, IC1395, IC1413, IC1415, IC1411, IC1416, IC1490, IC1488, IC1522, IC1523, IC1524, IC1525, IC1547, IC1549, IC1546, IC1548, IC1578, IC1577, IC1579, IC1580, IC1594, IC1584, IC1590, IC1592, IC1591, IC1585, IC1588, IC1653, IC1676, IC1685, IC1684, IC1677, IC1678, IC1699, IC1700. 3. Product Code: 0042-0000-UK. GTIN: 00813502011296. Serial Numbers: IC1387, IC1389, IC1388, IC1519, IC1542, IC1545, IC1581, IC1582, IC1583, IC1573. 4. Product Code: 0042-0000-US. GTIN:…
Quantity: 625 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 98868
- Raw record
- openFDA API (JSON)
- Dataset last updated by FDA
- Nov 3, 2026
- Imported by RecallRadar
- Nov 4, 2026
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