The Recall Desk
Severity pendingFDA (Devices)·Z-2164-2025·Announced 2025-08-06

Automated Impella Controller (AIC), used in left heart support blood pump, including the following:

Pending LLM rewrite. Source: FDA_DEVICE Z-2164-2025.

Severity not yet assessed

We have not scored this recall against our rubric yet, so we are not showing a severity rating or our usual guidance. The agency’s own notice below is the authoritative source — read it first.

Plain-English summary

A potential issue with the Automated Impella Controller (AIC) not detecting an Impella pump when it is connected

The recalled product

Product
Automated Impella Controller (AIC), used in left heart support blood pump, including the following: 1. Impella Controller, Packaged, AU; Product Code: 0042-0000-AU. 2. Impella Controller, Packaged, CA; Product Code: 0042-0000-CA. 3. Impella Controller, Packaged, EU; Pr
Manufacturer
Abiomed, Inc.

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (20)

  • 1. Product Code: 0042-0000-AU
  • GTIN Number: 813502010886
  • Serial Numbers: IC7849
  • IC7850
  • IC7287
  • IC7288
  • IC7289
  • IC7290
  • IC6526
  • IC6527
  • IC6528
  • IC6529
  • IC6530
  • IC6531
  • IC5622
  • IC5677
  • IC5752
  • IC5836
  • IC5341
  • IC5521

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.