Reported Oct 15, 2025 · Ongoing

Automated Impella Controller (AIC), used for left heart support blood pump, labeled as the following with corresponding…

Abiomed, Inc.

High riskUsing this product could cause serious injury, illness or death — stop using it now.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Abiomed, Inc. · 22 Cherry Hill Dr · Danvers, MA · 01923-2575

Is this the product you have?

Automated Impella Controller (AIC), used for left heart support blood pump, labeled as the following with corresponding Product Codes

32 of 32 products

Products covered by this recall
Model / numberProduct as published
0042-0000-AU.Impella Controller, Packaged, AU
0042-0000-CA.Impella Controller, Packaged, CA
0042-0000-EU.Impella Controller, Packaged, EU
0042-0000-EU-L.Impella Controller, Packaged, EU, Loaner
0042-0000-IN.Impella Controller, Packaged, IN
0042-0000-JP.Impella Controller, Packaged, JP
0042-0000-JP-L.Impella Controller, Japan, Loaner
0042-0000-UK.Impella Controller, Packaged, UK
0042-0000-UK-L.Impella Controller, UK, Loaner
0042-0000-US.Impella Controller, Packaged, US
0042-0000-US-L.Impella Controller, Packaged, US, Loaner
0042-0010-AU.Impella Optical Controller, Packaged, AU
0042-0010-EU.Impella Optical Controller, Packaged, EU
0042-0010-EU-L.Impella Optical Controller, EU, Loaner
0042-0010-IN.Impella Optical Controller, Packaged, IN
0042-0010-UK.Impella Optical Controller, Packaged, UK
0042-0010-UK-L.Impella Optical Controller, UK, Loaner
0042-0010-US.Impella Optical Controller, Packaged, US
0042-0010-US-L.Impella Optical Controller, US, Loaner
0042-0040-AU.Optical, AIC, Impella Connect, Pkgd, AU
Lot codes and dates

32 of 32 products

Products covered by this recall
Model / numberProduct as published
813502010886Product Code: 0042-0000-AU; ; All Serial Numbers.
813502011272Product Code: 0042-0000-CA; ; All Serial Numbers.
813502011289Product Code: 0042-0000-EU; ; All Serial Numbers.
813502011289Product Code: 0042-0000-EU-L; ; All Serial Numbers.
813502011418Product Code: 0042-0000-IN; ; All Serial Numbers.
813502010428Product Code: 0042-0000-JP; ; All Serial Numbers.
813502010428Product Code: 0042-0000-JP-L; ; All Serial Numbers.
813502011296Product Code: 0042-0000-UK; ; All Serial Numbers.
813502011296Product Code: 0042-0000-UK-L; ; All Serial Numbers.
813502010022Product Code: 0042-0000-US; ; All Serial Numbers.
813502010022Product Code: 0042-0000-US-L; ; All Serial Numbers.
813502010930Product Code: 0042-0010-AU; ; All Serial Numbers.
813502010961Product Code: 0042-0010-EU; ; All Serial Numbers.
813502010961Product Code: 0042-0010-EU-L; ; All Serial Numbers.
813502011425Product Code: 0042-0010-IN; ; All Serial Numbers.
813502010978Product Code: 0042-0010-UK; ; All Serial Numbers.
813502010978Product Code: 0042-0010-UK-L; ; All Serial Numbers.
813502010985Product Code: 0042-0010-US; ; All Serial Numbers.
813502010985Product Code: 0042-0010-US-L; ; All Serial Numbers.
813502012972Product Code: 0042-0040-AU; ; All Serial Numbers.
Amount recalled
10,153 units

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Stop using this product now

Potential cybersecurity vulnerabilities related to the operating system in the Automated Impella Controller (AIC).

Using this product could cause serious injury, illness or death — stop using it now.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Data as of Sep 19, 4:54 PM UTC

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