Reported Apr 8, 2026 · 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

9 of 9 products

Products covered by this recall
Model / numberProduct as published
0042-0000-CA.Impella Controller, Packaged, CA
0042-0000-EU.Impella Controller, Packaged, EU
0042-0000-UK.Impella Controller, Packaged, UK
0042-0000-US.Impella Controller, Packaged, US
0042-0010-EU.Impella Optical Controller, Packaged, EU
0042-0010-UK.Impella Optical Controller, Packaged, UK
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
Lot codes and dates

9 of 9 products

Products covered by this recall
Model / numberProduct as published
00813502011272Product Code: 0042-0000-CA; ; Serial Numbers: IC2035, IC9416.
00813502011289Product Code: 0042-0000-EU; ; Serial Numbers: IC1677, IC3049, IC3099, IC3102, IC4358, IC4329, IC5774, IC5757, IC6580, IC6581.
00813502011296Product Code: 0042-0000-UK; ; Serial Numbers: IC2023, IC1910, IC2704, IC3325, IC3312.
00813502010022Product Code: 0042-0000-US; ; Serial Numbers: IC1140.
00813502010961Product Code: 0042-0010-EU; ; Serial Numbers: IC5403, IC5404, IC5635, IC5636, IC5666, IC5667, IC5801, IC5904, IC5918, IC5921, IC6421, IC6422, IC8683.
00813502010978Product Code: 0042-0010-UK; ; Serial Numbers: IC8101, IC8102, IC8103, IC8104, IC8544, IC9446, IC9449, IC11440.
00813502012958Product Code: 0042-0040-CA; ; Serial Numbers: IC10306, IC10312, IC12604, IC12891, IC12895, IC12892, IC12605, IC12894.
00813502012217Product Code: 0042-0040-EU; ; Serial Numbers: IC9014, IC9022, IC9429, IC10408, IC10425.
00813502012972Product Code: 0042-0040-AU; ; Serial Numbers: IC10163, IC10387, IC11546, IC11566, IC11490, IC11544, IC12008, IC12054, IC11472, IC12151.
Amount recalled
62 units

This recall covers 2 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other one is below.

Why it was recalled

Stop using this product now

Potential that the "Purge System Blocked" alarm display on the Automated Impella Controller (AIC) could be delayed when using first generation Impella 5.5 (0550-0008*) pumps.

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, 5:39 PM UTC

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