Reported Oct 29, 2025 · Ongoing

Automated Impella Controller (AIC) labeled as the following with corresponding Product Codes

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) labeled as the following with corresponding Product Codes

21 of 21 products

Products covered by this recall
Model / numberProduct as published
1000432.AIC w/Impella Connect for ECP
1000201.Dbl optical, AIC Impella Connect, Phg US
0042-0000-AU.Impella Controller, Packaged, AU
0042-0000-CA.Impella Controller, Packaged, CA
0042-0000-EU.Impella Controller, Packaged, EU
0042-0000-IN.Impella Controller, Packaged, IN
0042-0000-JP.Impella Controller, Packaged, JP
0042-0000-UK.Impella Controller, Packaged, UK
0042-0000-US.Impella Controller, Packaged, US
0042-0010-AU.Impella Optical Controller, Packaged, AU
0042-0010-EU.Impella Optical Controller, Packaged, EU
0042-0010-IN.Impella Optical Controller, Packaged, IN
0042-0010-UK.Impella Optical Controller, Packaged, UK
0042-0010-US.Impella Optical Controller, Packaged, US
Optical AIC w/Impella Connect, Pkgd, JP, Product Codes: 0042-0040-JP.
Optical AIC w/Impella Connect, Pkgd, JP, Product Codes: 0042-0040-JP-L.
0042-0040-CA.Optical AIC w/Impella Connect, Pack'd, CA
0042-0040-EU.Optical AIC w/Impella Connect, Pack'd, EU
0042-0040-AU.Optical, AIC, Impella Connect, Pkgd, AU
0042-0040-UK.Optical, AIC, Impella Connect, Pkgd, UK
Lot codes and dates
  • 1
  • Product Code1000432
  • GTIN00813502013030; Serial Numbers
  • pending correction as of 09/16/2025
    • IC11239
    • IC11238
    • IC10837
    • IC10497
    • IC10493
    • IC10338
    • IC10362. Serial
  • Numbers corrected as of 09/16/2025
    • IC11404
    • IC11401
    • IC11400
    • IC11399
    • IC10827
    • IC11237
    • IC11236
    • IC11232
    • IC11231
    • IC11230
    • IC11227
    • IC11210
    • IC11182
    • IC11153
    • IC11145
    • IC11143
    • IC10854
    • IC10851
    • IC10849
    • IC10703
    • IC10300
    • IC10786
    • IC10785
    • IC10784
    • IC10762
    • IC10755
    • IC10727
    • IC10689
    • IC10672
    • IC10652
    • IC10651
    • IC10650
    • IC10631
    • IC10588
    • IC10586
    • IC10585
    • IC10584
    • IC10518
    • IC10517
    • IC10496
    • IC10494
    • IC10492
    • IC10483
    • IC10365
    • IC10364
    • IC10353
    • IC10170
    • IC11619
    • IC11616
    • IC11611
    • IC11600. 2
  • Product Code1000201
  • GTIN00813502010442; Serial Numbers
  • pending correction as of 09/16/2025
    • IC9821
    • IC9820
    • IC9819
    • IC9818
    • IC9817
    • IC9816
    • IC9815
    • IC9814
    • IC9813
    • IC9641
    • IC9637
    • IC9636
    • IC9635
    • IC9633
    • IC9632
    • IC9629. 3
  • Product Code0042-0000-AU
  • GTIN00813502010886; Serial Numbers
  • pending correction as of 09/16/2025
    • IC7289
    • IC7288
    • IC6531
    • IC5677
    • IC5521
    • IC5238
    • IC5237
    • IC5236. Serial
  • Numbers corrected as of 09/16/2025
    • IC7850
    • IC7849
    • IC7290
    • IC7287
    • IC6530
    • IC6529
    • IC6528
    • IC6527
    • IC6526
    • IC5836
    • IC5752
    • IC5622
    • IC5525
    • IC5524
    • IC5523
    • IC5522
    • IC5341
    • IC5217
    • IC5216. 4
  • Product Code0042-0000-CA
  • GTIN00813502011272; Serial Numbers
  • pending correction as of 09/16/2025
    • IC4944
    • IC2370
    • IC2369
    • IC2034
    • IC2032
    • IC1715
    • IC1665
    • IC1572
    • IC1544
    • IC1480. Serial
  • Numbers corrected as of 09/16/2025
    • IC9416
    • IC9415
    • IC9414
    • IC9413
    • IC8283
    • IC7716
    • IC7695
    • IC7694
    • IC6636
    • IC6635
    • IC6634
    • IC6633
    • IC6083
    • IC6082
    • IC5824
    • IC5821
    • IC5680
    • IC5034
    • IC5050
    • IC4945
    • IC3803
    • IC3802
    • IC3662
    • IC3661
    • IC2687
    • IC2686
    • IC2035
    • IC2033
    • IC1913
    • IC1912
    • IC1911
    • IC1791
    • IC1790
    • IC1769
    • IC1664
    • IC1598
    • IC1595
    • IC1543
    • IC1481
    • IC1346
    • IC1324. 5
  • Product Code0042-0000-EU
  • GTIN00813502011289; Serial Numbers
  • pending correction as of 09/16/2025

    137 of 137 codes

    • IC7686
    • IC7675
    • IC7584
    • IC7583
    • IC7582
    • IC7581
    • IC7454
    • IC7453
    • IC7452
    • IC7406
    • IC7395
    • IC6880
    • IC6581
    • IC6580
    • IC6578
    • IC6577
    • IC6510
    • IC6489
    • IC6434
    • IC6387
    • IC6386
    • IC6375
    • IC6374
    • IC6373
    • IC6372
    • IC6371
    • IC6370
    • IC6331
    • IC6294
    • IC6293
    • IC6216
    • IC6214
    • IC6165
    • IC6164
    • IC5780
    • IC5779
    • IC5777
    • IC5775
    • IC5687
    • IC5558
    • IC5520
    • IC5492
    • IC5467
    • IC5466
    • IC5465
    • IC5357
    • IC5356
    • IC5251
    • IC5055
    • IC4682
    • IC4681
    • IC4562
    • IC4507
    • IC4358
    • IC4329
    • IC4325
    • IC4257
    • IC4240
    • IC4069
    • IC4068
  • Numbers corrected as of 09/16/2025

    801 of 801 codes

    • IC7809
    • IC7748
    • IC7721
    • IC7720
    • IC7719
    • IC7718
    • IC7717
    • IC7693
    • IC7692
    • IC7691
    • IC7690
    • IC7689
    • IC7688
    • IC7687
    • IC7674
    • IC7667
    • IC7666
    • IC7655
    • IC7654
    • IC7653
    • IC7652
    • IC7651
    • IC7650
    • IC7649
    • IC7648
    • IC7647
    • IC7646
    • IC7615
    • IC7614
    • IC7613
    • IC7580
    • IC7579
    • IC7578
    • IC7577
    • IC7576
    • IC7421
    • IC7455
    • IC7407
    • IC7394
    • IC7393
    • IC7392
    • IC7390
    • IC7389
    • IC7388
    • IC7378
    • IC7286
    • IC7265
    • IC7264
    • IC7263
    • IC7262
    • IC7261
    • IC7260
    • IC7259
    • IC7258
    • IC7100
    • IC7099
    • IC7098
    • IC7097
    • IC7096
    • IC7095
  • Product Code0042-0000-IN
  • GTIN00813502011418; Serial Numbers
  • pending correction as of 09/16/2025
    • IC7411
    • IC7409
    • IC7408
    • IC7080
    • IC7079
    • IC6478
    • IC6477
    • IC6476
    • IC6254
    • IC6253
    • IC6252
    • IC6139. Serial
  • Numbers corrected as of 09/16/2025
    • IC7410
    • IC6475. 7
  • Product Code0042-0000-JP
  • GTIN00813502010428; Serial Numbers
  • pending correction as of 09/16/2025IC5515. Serial
  • Numbers corrected as of 09/16/2025

    299 of 299 codes

    • IC8281
    • IC8279
    • IC8278
    • IC8277
    • IC8276
    • IC8084
    • IC8083
    • IC8082
    • IC8081
    • IC8080
    • IC8079
    • IC8078
    • IC8077
    • IC8076
    • IC8054
    • IC8053
    • IC8051
    • IC8050
    • IC8049
    • IC8048
    • IC8047
    • IC8046
    • IC7985
    • IC7984
    • IC7983
    • IC7982
    • IC7981
    • IC7980
    • IC7979
    • IC7978
    • IC7977
    • IC7976
    • IC7935
    • IC7934
    • IC7933
    • IC7929
    • IC7927
    • IC7926
    • IC7905
    • IC7903
    • IC7902
    • IC7901
    • IC7900
    • IC7899
    • IC7898
    • IC7897
    • IC7896
    • IC7853
    • IC7852
    • IC7846
    • IC7815
    • IC7814
    • IC7813
    • IC7812
    • IC7811
    • IC7808
    • IC7806
    • IC7785
    • IC7784
    • IC7783
  • Product Code0042-0000-UK
  • GTIN00813502011296; Serial Numbers
  • pending correction as of 09/16/2025
    • IC7848
    • IC7847
    • IC7670
    • IC7585
    • IC7443
    • IC6934
    • IC6924
    • IC5999
    • IC5997
    • IC5996
    • IC5995
    • IC5927
    • IC5926
    • IC5557
    • IC5211
    • IC5180
    • IC5220
    • IC5219
    • IC5215
    • IC4857
    • IC4856
    • IC4844
    • IC4843
    • IC4676
    • IC4675
    • IC4525
    • IC4441
    • IC4438
    • IC4331
    • IC4330
    • IC4166
    • IC3785
    • IC3784
    • IC3675
    • IC3674
    • IC3475
    • IC3465
    • IC3464
    • IC3326
    • IC3325
    • IC3312
    • IC3294
    • IC3293
    • IC3174
    • IC2707
    • IC2704
    • IC2496
    • IC2492
    • IC2368
    • IC2367
    • IC2278
    • IC2277
    • IC2023
    • IC1910
    • IC1583
    • IC1582
    • IC1581
    • IC1545. Serial
  • Numbers corrected as of 09/16/2025

    91 of 91 codes

    • IC7671
    • IC7669
    • IC7668
    • IC7591
    • IC7447
    • IC7446
    • IC7445
    • IC7444
    • IC7441
    • IC7074
    • IC7073
    • IC7071
    • IC7070
    • IC7069
    • IC7057
    • IC7056
    • IC6925
    • IC6671
    • IC6670
    • IC6669
    • IC6638
    • IC6586
    • IC6585
    • IC6584
    • IC6583
    • IC6543
    • IC6542
    • IC6538
    • IC6537
    • IC6292
    • IC6291
    • IC6290
    • IC6289
    • IC6287
    • IC6286
    • IC6001
    • IC5998
    • IC5915
    • IC5914
    • IC5910
    • IC5833
    • IC5832
    • IC5831
    • IC5830
    • IC5555
    • IC5554
    • IC5553
    • IC5254
    • IC5253
    • IC5247
    • IC5213
    • IC5218
    • IC5214
    • IC5184
    • IC5182
    • IC5181
    • IC5179
    • IC4927
    • IC4926
    • IC4842
  • Product Code0042-0000-US
  • GTIN00813502010022; Serial Numbers
  • pending correction as of 09/16/2025

    160 of 160 codes

    • IC7026
    • IC6835
    • IC6834
    • IC6846
    • IC6825
    • IC6673
    • IC6637
    • IC6632
    • IC6623
    • IC6622
    • IC6597
    • IC6596
    • IC6571
    • IC6559
    • IC6501
    • IC6403
    • IC6360
    • IC6359
    • IC6332
    • IC6330
    • IC6329
    • IC6328
    • IC6322
    • IC6321
    • IC6199
    • IC6042
    • IC5984
    • IC5828
    • IC5750
    • IC5749
    • IC5745
    • IC5721
    • IC5720
    • IC5662
    • IC5661
    • IC5598
    • IC5605
    • IC5549
    • IC5500
    • IC5497
    • IC5201
    • IC5056
    • IC5151
    • IC5120
    • IC4966
    • IC4964
    • IC4895
    • IC4893
    • IC4884
    • IC4832
    • IC4831
    • IC4716
    • IC4715
    • IC4708
    • IC4692
    • IC4641
    • IC4640
    • IC4616
    • IC4452
    • IC4451
  • Numbers corrected as of 09/16/2025

    2,194 of 2,194 codes

    • IC7922
    • IC7919
    • IC7032
    • IC7030
    • IC7028
    • IC7027
    • IC6984
    • IC6983
    • IC6982
    • IC6981
    • IC6980
    • IC6979
    • IC6978
    • IC6977
    • IC6976
    • IC6935
    • IC6933
    • IC6932
    • IC6931
    • IC6930
    • IC6929
    • IC6928
    • IC6927
    • IC6926
    • IC6923
    • IC6922
    • IC6921
    • IC6920
    • IC6919
    • IC6918
    • IC6917
    • IC6916
    • IC6915
    • IC6914
    • IC6913
    • IC6912
    • IC6911
    • IC6910
    • IC6909
    • IC6908
    • IC6907
    • IC6906
    • IC6905
    • IC6904
    • IC6901
    • IC6900
    • IC6899
    • IC6898
    • IC6897
    • IC6896
    • IC6895
    • IC6894
    • IC6893
    • IC6889
    • IC6842
    • IC6841
    • IC6840
    • IC6839
    • IC6838
    • IC6837
Amount recalled
9,177 total distributed units (754 pending correction)

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Stop using this product now

Potential for Automated Impella Controller (AIC) purge pressure issues due to purge retainer failures.

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, 5:37 PM UTC

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