The Recall Desk

Hazard

Impeller Failure recalls

1 recall in our database tag this hazard, drawn from FDA, USDA FSIS, CPSC, and NHTSA source notices.

What the numbers show

Total
1
Critical
0
Severe
1
Most recent
2023-07-26

Of the 1 impeller failure recalls we have scored against our rubric, 0 (0%) are Critical — deaths or serious injuries reported, or the agency’s own highest classification — and 1 (100%) are Severe.

About this hazard tag

Hazard tags are short, machine-readable labels we attach to every recall to make cross-cutting queries possible — “all impeller failure recalls regardless of agency”, “all listeria recalls in California”, “all airbag recalls in 2025”. The tags are extracted from each recall’s source text during the LLM rewrite step and validated against a fixed schema.

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  • SevereFDA (Devices)·Z-2114-2023·2023-07-26

    Abiomed Impella 5.5 pump recalled due to impeller blade damage risk

    Abiomed is recalling the Impella 5.5 with SmartAssist pump due to a risk of impeller blade destruction when used with aortic valve replacement devices. Damage can result in low blood flow and systemic embolization, where broken pump pieces may enter the bloodstream.

    Product
    Impella 5.5 with SmartAssist intravascular micro axial blood pump, Product Numbers 0550-0008 and 1000100
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide