Reported Jun 24, 2026 · Ongoing

Automated Impella Controller (AIC), for use with left heart support blood pump. Labeled as the following with…

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), for use with left heart support blood pump. Labeled as the following with corresponding Product Codes

17 of 17 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-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-US.Impella Optical Controller, Packaged, UK; Product Code: 0042-0010-UK. 12.Impella Optical Controller, Packaged, US, 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-JP.Optical AIC w/Impella Connect, Pack'd, JP, EU
0042-0040-AU.Optical, AIC, Impella Connect, Pkgd, AU
0042-0040-UK.Optical, AIC, Impella Connect, Pkgd, UK
0042-0040-US.Optical, AIC, Impella Connect, Pkgd, US
Lot codes and dates
  • All products below with software versions 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 7.1 and above. 1
  • Product Code0042-0000-AU
  • GTIN00813502010886
  • Serial Numbers
    • IC5341
    • IC5523
    • IC5677
    • IC6531
    • IC5525
    • IC6529
    • IC5836
    • IC5524
    • IC7849
    • IC7850
    • IC7287
    • IC7288
    • IC7289
    • IC7290
    • IC6527
    • IC6526
    • IC6528
    • IC6530
    • IC5622
    • IC5752
    • IC5521
    • IC5522
    • IC5217
    • IC5216. 2
  • Product Code0042-0000-CA
  • GTIN00813502011272
  • Serial Numbers
    • IC9415
    • IC9413
    • IC9416
    • IC9414
    • IC8283
    • IC7716
    • IC7695
    • IC7694
    • IC6635
    • IC6636
    • IC6633
    • IC6634
    • IC6082
    • IC6083
    • IC5821
    • IC5824
    • IC5680
    • IC3802
    • IC2035
    • IC1912
    • IC5034
    • IC5050
    • IC4944
    • IC4945
    • IC3803
    • IC3661
    • IC3662
    • IC2686
    • IC2687
    • IC2033
    • IC1913
    • IC1790
    • IC1791
    • IC1911
    • IC1715
    • IC1769
    • IC1664
    • IC1595
    • IC1598
    • IC1543
    • IC1480
    • IC1481
    • IC1324
    • IC1346. 3
  • Product Code0042-0000-EU
  • GTIN00813502011289
  • Serial Numbers

    857 of 857 codes

    • IC7809
    • IC7720
    • IC7721
    • IC7748
    • IC7719
    • IC7718
    • IC7717
    • IC7691
    • IC7692
    • IC7693
    • IC7689
    • IC7690
    • IC7687
    • IC7688
    • IC7675
    • IC7686
    • IC7674
    • IC7667
    • IC7655
    • IC7666
    • IC7647
    • IC7648
    • IC7649
    • IC7650
    • IC7651
    • IC7652
    • IC7646
    • IC7653
    • IC7654
    • IC7613
    • IC7614
    • IC7615
    • IC7580
    • IC7578
    • IC7579
    • IC7576
    • IC7577
    • IC7421
    • IC7455
    • IC7407
    • IC7395
    • IC7406
    • IC7393
    • IC7394
    • IC7388
    • IC7389
    • IC7390
    • IC7392
    • IC7378
    • IC7286
    • IC7265
    • IC7263
    • IC7264
    • IC7261
    • IC7262
    • IC7258
    • IC7259
    • IC7260
    • IC7098
    • IC7099
  • Product Code0042-0000-IN
  • GTIN00813502011418
  • Serial Numbers
    • IC6475
    • IC6139
    • IC7410
    • IC7411
    • IC7408
    • IC7409
    • IC7079
    • IC7080
    • IC6477
    • IC6478
    • IC6476
    • IC6252
    • IC6253
    • IC6254. 5
  • Product Code0042-0000-JP
  • GTIN00813502010428
  • Serial Numbers

    300 of 300 codes

    • IC7901
    • IC8276
    • IC8277
    • IC8278
    • IC8279
    • IC8281
    • IC8082
    • IC8083
    • IC8084
    • IC8078
    • IC8079
    • IC8080
    • IC8081
    • IC8050
    • IC7929
    • IC7899
    • IC7900
    • IC7808
    • IC7811
    • IC8047
    • IC8048
    • IC8049
    • IC8051
    • IC8053
    • IC8054
    • IC8076
    • IC8077
    • IC7984
    • IC7853
    • IC7981
    • IC7982
    • IC7983
    • IC7985
    • IC8046
    • IC7934
    • IC7905
    • IC7926
    • IC7927
    • IC7933
    • IC7976
    • IC7979
    • IC7935
    • IC7977
    • IC7978
    • IC7980
    • IC7779
    • IC7902
    • IC7903
    • IC7897
    • IC7898
    • IC7852
    • IC7896
    • IC7812
    • IC7813
    • IC7814
    • IC7815
    • IC7846
    • IC7784
    • IC7785
    • IC7806
  • Product Code0042-0000-UK
  • GTIN00813502011296
  • Serial Numbers

    131 of 131 codes

    • IC7668
    • IC7669
    • IC7670
    • IC7591
    • IC7073
    • IC7847
    • IC7848
    • IC7585
    • IC7443
    • IC7441
    • IC7074
    • IC7671
    • IC7070
    • IC7071
    • IC7444
    • IC7445
    • IC7446
    • IC7447
    • IC7069
    • IC7057
    • IC7056
    • IC6925
    • IC6585
    • IC6586
    • IC6583
    • IC6584
    • IC6542
    • IC6543
    • IC6537
    • IC6538
    • IC6638
    • IC6669
    • IC6670
    • IC6671
    • IC6291
    • IC6292
    • IC6286
    • IC6287
    • IC6289
    • IC6290
    • IC5914
    • IC5915
    • IC5926
    • IC5927
    • IC6001
    • IC5995
    • IC5996
    • IC5997
    • IC5998
    • IC5999
    • IC5910
    • IC5833
    • IC5831
    • IC5832
    • IC5554
    • IC5555
    • IC5553
    • IC5247
    • IC5830
    • IC5557
  • Product Code0042-0000-US
  • GTIN00813502010022
  • Serial Numbers

    2,634 of 2,634 codes

    • IC4744
    • IC7919
    • IC7922
    • IC7026
    • IC7028
    • IC7027
    • IC7030
    • IC7032
    • IC6983
    • IC6984
    • IC6982
    • IC6976
    • IC6977
    • IC6978
    • IC6979
    • IC6980
    • IC6981
    • IC6930
    • IC6931
    • IC6932
    • IC6933
    • IC6935
    • IC6926
    • IC6927
    • IC6928
    • IC6929
    • IC6918
    • IC6919
    • IC6920
    • IC6921
    • IC6922
    • IC6923
    • IC6898
    • IC6897
    • IC6916
    • IC6917
    • IC6889
    • IC6893
    • IC6894
    • IC6895
    • IC6901
    • IC6914
    • IC6915
    • IC6908
    • IC6909
    • IC6910
    • IC6911
    • IC6912
    • IC6913
    • IC6896
    • IC6899
    • IC6900
    • IC6904
    • IC6905
    • IC6906
    • IC6907
    • IC6841
    • IC6842
    • IC6840
    • IC6837
Amount recalled
10,297 units

This recall covers 2 products

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

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Stop using this product now

Potential software error in the Automated Impella Controller ("AIC" ) when used in conjunction with left ventricular Impella devices.

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, 4:11 PM UTC

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