Drug recall

Impella catheters - Intravascular micro axial blood pumps that support a patient's circulatory system. (1)…

FDA recall event 93746 · Class II · Abiomed, Inc.

Key facts

Event ID 93746
Recall numbers Z-1074-2024
Recalling firm Abiomed, Inc.
Product type Devices
Products 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…
Classification Class II
Status Ongoing
Voluntary or mandated Firm Initiated
Reason for recall 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.
Initiation date Dec 27, 2023
Report date Feb 21, 2024
City Danvers
State MA
Country United States
FEI number 1220648

At a glance

  • 1–9 Products in this recall
  • 10–99 FDA inspections of this firm (FEI)

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