Reported May 24, 2023 · Ongoing

Impella 5.5 with SmartAssist catheter is an intravascular micro axial blood pump that supports a patient s circulatory…

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?

  • Impella 5.5 with SmartAssist catheter is an intravascular micro axial blood pump that supports a patient s circulatory system, Product Numbers 1000211 (Impella 5.5 JP), 0550-0002 (Impella 5.5 Smart Assist), and 0550-0008 (Impella 5.5 with SmartAssist Set, US)
Lot codes and dates
  • Impella 5.5
  • JP(1000211) Serial Numbers

    78 of 78 codes

    • 368476
    • 375832
    • 379587
    • 379685
    • 381256
    • 381255
    • 381642
    • 385162
    • 385180
    • 385179
    • 385641
    • 385666
    • 385671
    • 385674
    • 386036
    • 386037
    • 386045
    • 386058
    • 386128
    • 386133
    • 386134
    • 386132
    • 386138
    • 386143
    • 386149
    • 386147
    • 387492
    • 387498
    • 385548
    • 385546
    • 385549
    • 387509
    • 387506
    • 404248
    • 404251
    • 387526
    • 404272
    • 387502
    • 387501
    • 387503
    • 387518
    • 387515
    • 387532
    • 387825
    • 405172
    • 405171
    • 405170
    • 405175
    • 405173
    • 405176
    • 405177
    • 406161
    • 406342
    • 404263
    • 406171
    • 406170
    • 405464
    • 405472
    • 405471
    • 405704
    Impella 5.5
  • Smart Assist (0550-0002) Serial Numbers

    92 of 92 codes

    • 321271
    • 333003
    • 333035
    • 333043
    • 334696
    • 345239
    • 360280
    • 360511
    • 365273
    • 365274
    • 367019
    • 367021
    • 370130
    • 370129
    • 375223
    • 375221
    • 375671
    • 381808
    • 381809
    • 384612
    • 384834
    • 397290
    • 394926
    • 395381
    • 398208
    • 398567
    • 403771
    • 403886
    • 403884
    • 404028
    • 397198
    • 397200
    • 397284
    • 397281
    • 397295
    • 397294
    • 397291
    • 397309
    • 397307
    • 397310
    • 397306
    • 397499
    • 397496
    • 397500
    • 397498
    • 403114
    • 407858
    • 407868
    • 407873
    • 407872
    • 407234
    • 408363
    • 408365
    • 408572
    • 411385
    • 411444
    • 412012
    • 412360
    • 412359
    • 413091
    Impella 5.5 with SmartAssist Set
  • US (0550-0008) Serial Numbers

    537 of 537 codes

    • 313711
    • 313730
    • 313762
    • 313780
    • 316678
    • 317849
    • 319440
    • 320326
    • 320332
    • 320593
    • 321229
    • 321274
    • 323883
    • 323887
    • 323958
    • 324062
    • 324151
    • 324292
    • 324328
    • 324340
    • 324342
    • 325116
    • 326264
    • 326320
    • 326529
    • 329919
    • 331667
    • 331668
    • 332082
    • 332086
    • 333730
    • 333743
    • 333761
    • 334699
    • 334702
    • 336068
    • 336775
    • 336788
    • 338606
    • 338638
    • 339419
    • 339647
    • 339723
    • 340789
    • 341182
    • 341992
    • 342461
    • 342463
    • 342685
    • 342901
    • 342903
    • 343302
    • 344979
    • 345850
    • 347527
    • 348215
    • 348613
    • 349427
    • 349642
    • 349644
Amount recalled
610 units

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Stop using this product now

The Impella 5.5 pump experienced a heightened complaint rate for purge leaks.

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, 7:38 PM UTC

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