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Event 98868

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
January 17, 2011
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class I
Statuses
Ongoing
Recalling firm wording
Abiomed, Inc.

Dossier provenance

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  • openFDA Device Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.
  • openFDA Device Recall event_date_initiated coverage June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026

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Automated Impella Controller (AIC) with the below product descriptions and corresponding Product Codes. 1. Impella Controller, Packaged, CA; Product Code: 0042-0000-CA. 2. Impella Controller, Packaged, EU; Product Code: 0042-0000-EU. 3. Impella Controller, Packaged, UK; Product Code: 0042-0000-UK. 4. Impella Controller, Packaged, US; Product Code: 0042-0000-US.

Z-2238-2026
Recall number
Z-2238-2026
Initiated
January 17, 2011
Classification
Class I
Status
Ongoing
Recalling firm
Abiomed, Inc.
Quantity
625 units

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Retrospective submission for following issues identified: 1. Alarm failures, power-path faults, electrical-short risks, and inaccurate motor-current sensing were identified in certain AIC consoles. 2. There is improper alignment between the purge cassette and the motor drive in the AIC. This can result in a piston block event and lead to the inability to complete priming of the purge system, requiring the user to switch to backup AIC console.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Unknown

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Reason for recall

Retrospective submission for following issues identified: 1. Alarm failures, power-path faults, electrical-short risks, and inaccurate motor-current sensing were identified in certain AIC consoles. 2. There is improper alignment between the purge cassette and the motor drive in the AIC. This can result in a piston block event and lead to the inability to complete priming of the purge system, requiring the user to switch to backup AIC console.

Code information

1. Product Code: 0042-0000-CA. GTIN: 00813502011272. Serial Numbers: IC1324, IC1346, IC1480, IC1481, IC1543, IC1544, IC1572, IC1595, IC1598, IC1664, IC1665, IC1715. 2. Product Code: 0042-0000-EU. GTIN: 00813502011289. Serial Numbers: IC1217, IC1265, IC1275, IC1276, IC1288, IC1284, IC1301, IC1302, IC1304, IC1305, IC1344, IC1341, IC1343, IC1340, IC1345, IC1350, IC1347, IC1349, IC1383, IC1381, IC1384, IC1386, IC1393, IC1396, IC1397, IC1395, IC1413, IC1415, IC1411, IC1416, IC1490, IC1488, IC1522, IC1523, IC1524, IC1525, IC1547, IC1549, IC1546, IC1548, IC1578, IC1577, IC1579, IC1580, IC1594, IC1584, IC1590, IC1592, IC1591, IC1585, IC1588, IC1653, IC1676, IC1685, IC1684, IC1677, IC1678, IC1699, IC1700. 3. Product Code: 0042-0000-UK. GTIN: 00813502011296. Serial Numbers: IC1387, IC1389, IC1388, IC1519, IC1542, IC1545, IC1581, IC1582, IC1583, IC1573. 4. Product Code: 0042-0000-US. GTIN: 00813502010022. Serial Numbers: IC1004, IC1002, IC1001, IC1006, IC1007, IC1008, IC1014, IC1015, IC1017, IC1019, IC1024, IC1025, IC1028, IC1029, IC1026, IC1027, IC1033, IC1035, IC1031, IC1032, IC1036, IC1037, IC1038, IC1039, IC1041, IC1042, IC1044, IC1049, IC1043, IC1046, IC1053, IC1055, IC1052, IC1040, IC1030, IC1056, IC1047, IC1051, IC1050, IC1060, IC1061, IC1062, IC1064, IC1065, IC1066, IC1067, IC1074, IC1070, IC1071, IC1072, IC1073, IC1068, IC1069, IC1058, IC1075, IC1076, IC1077, IC1078, IC1079, IC1084, IC1085, IC1083, IC1080, IC1088, IC1086, IC1087, IC1081, IC1082, IC1100, IC1099, IC1093, IC1095, IC1089, IC1094, IC1096, IC1097, IC1106, IC1102, IC1105, IC1104, IC1108, IC1103, IC1107, IC1110, IC1115, IC1120, IC1111, IC1112, IC1114, IC1116, IC1117, IC1119, IC1133, IC1113, IC1132, IC1124, IC1134, IC1135, IC1136, IC1137, IC1138, IC1140, IC1141, IC1142, IC1139, IC1144, IC1143, IC1121, IC1122, IC1123, IC1147, IC1148, IC1145, IC1146, IC1149, IC1150, IC1151, IC1152, IC1153, IC1154, IC1157, IC1158, IC1159, IC1156, IC1162, IC1163, IC1164, IC1165, IC1166, IC1167, IC1168, IC1169, IC1170, IC1171, IC1174, IC1175, IC1172, IC1173, IC1178, IC1160, IC1176, IC1177, IC1179, IC1180, IC1181, IC1182, IC1186, IC1155, IC1183, IC1185, IC1184, IC1187, IC1191, IC1188, IC1189, IC1161, IC1190, IC1192, IC1193, IC1196, IC1219, IC1218, IC1194, IC1197, IC1198, IC1199, IC1213, IC1222, IC1226, IC1221, IC1225, IC1214, IC1220, IC1223, IC1224, IC1227, IC1211, IC1212, IC1208, IC1210, IC1215, IC1209, IC1202, IC1201, IC1200, IC1207, IC1203, IC1205, IC1206, IC1204, IC1235, IC1234, IC1228, IC1230, IC1231, IC1233, IC1229, IC1236, IC1237, IC1238, IC1239, IC1240, IC1242, IC1244, IC1245, IC1243, IC1250, IC1247, IC1258, IC1246, IC1251, IC1252, IC1254, IC1256, IC1257, IC1253, IC1255, IC1261, IC1264, IC1259, IC1262, IC1263, IC1269, IC1274, IC1272, IC1270, IC1271, IC1273, IC1291, IC1300, IC1296, IC1297, IC1289, IC1290, IC1293, IC1298, IC1299, IC1295, IC1292, IC1294, IC1306, IC1310, IC1309, IC1307, IC1311, IC1313, IC1314, IC1312, IC1315, IC1316, IC1317, IC1319, IC1321, IC1320, IC1322, IC1325, IC1331, IC1328, IC1330, IC1332, IC1326, IC1327, IC1333, IC1336, IC1329, IC1335, IC1342, IC1338, IC1339, IC1337, IC1334, IC1358, IC1356, IC1357, IC1353, IC1354, IC1355, IC1351, IC1352, IC1364, IC1365, IC1360, IC1361, IC1362, IC1363, IC1359, IC1379, IC1377, IC1380, IC1375, IC1376, IC1372, IC1374, IC1378, IC1373, IC1382, IC1390, IC1400, IC1408, IC1406, IC1409, IC1394, IC1403, IC1401, IC1405, IC1407, IC1402, IC1404, IC1410, IC1412, IC1414, IC1417, IC1418, IC1421, IC1422, IC1423, IC1419, IC1420, IC1425, IC1426, IC1431, IC1424, IC1429, IC1427, IC1430, IC1428, IC1440, IC1441, IC1434, IC1435, IC1436, IC1437, IC1442, IC1443, IC1432, IC1433, IC1438, IC1439, IC1450, IC1446, IC1448, IC1368, IC1444, IC1445, IC1449, IC1462, IC1461, IC1469, IC1466, IC1467, IC1470, IC1473, IC1474, IC1475, IC1465, IC1453, IC1454, IC1460, IC1471, IC1472, IC1459, IC1463, IC1464, IC1455, IC1458, IC1451, IC1452, IC1456, IC1457, IC1478, IC1484, IC1485, IC1476, IC1477, IC1479, IC1483, IC1482, IC1489, IC1491, IC1492, IC1486, IC1496, IC1495, IC1507, IC1513, IC1505, IC1506, IC1512, IC1514, IC1510, IC1497, IC1499, IC1517, IC1518, IC1515, IC1516, IC1508, IC1501, IC1502, IC1503, IC1504, IC1500, IC1509, IC1498, IC1536, IC1532, IC1531, IC1533, IC1540, IC1538, IC1529, IC1541, IC1537, IC1539, IC1527, IC1526, IC1534, IC1535, IC1528, IC1530, IC1557, IC1556, IC1550, IC1553, IC1554, IC1552, IC1555, IC1551, IC1562, IC1563, IC1564, IC1566, IC1567, IC1568, IC1569, IC1570, IC1571, IC1565, IC1575, IC1558, IC1559, IC1560, IC1561, IC1574, IC1599, IC1603, IC1604, IC1605, IC1596, IC1618, IC1600, IC1601, IC1602, IC1606, IC1607, IC1608, IC1609, IC1610, IC1612, IC1613, IC1614, IC1615, IC1616, IC1617, IC1628, IC1621, IC1622, IC1623, IC1624, IC1625, IC1626, IC1627, IC1639, IC1637, IC1638, IC1629, IC1630, IC1640, IC1631, IC1632, IC1633, IC1634, IC1635, IC1636, IC1648, IC1642, IC1650, IC1644, IC1645, IC1646, IC1651, IC1652, IC1641, IC1643, IC1663, IC1654, IC1655, IC1660, IC1661, IC1662, IC1656, IC1657, IC1658, IC1659, IC1674, IC1666, IC1669, IC1673, IC1672, IC1670, IC1671, IC1675, IC1668, IC1686, IC1679, IC1680, IC1681, IC1682, IC1683, IC1694, IC1692, IC1693, IC1697, IC1698, IC1695, IC1696, IC1687, IC1688, IC1689, IC1690, IC1691, IC1701, IC1705, IC1704, IC1708, IC1707, IC1709, IC1710, IC1702, IC1703, IC1711, IC1712, IC1713, IC1714.

Distribution pattern

Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Kuwait, Netherlands, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom.