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Impella Heart Pump recallZ-3149-2026 · Abiomed, Inc. · initiated Aug 12, 2026

Open, Classified

Is my device affected?

  1. Compare the model, catalog and lot or serial numbers on your device or its packaging with the code information below. A recall usually covers only specific models or lots.
  2. If yours is listed, follow the instructions from Abiomed, Inc. or your healthcare provider. The company's action is summarized under what the company is doing.
  3. Do not stop using a prescribed or implanted device on your own — talk to your healthcare provider first.

Where to find your model and lot numbers · What recall classes and statuses mean

Why it was recalled

The potential for purge cassette recognition issues due to the failure of the purge flag component of the purge pressure sensor assembly.

FDA root cause category: Under Investigation by firm

What the company is doing

On August 12, 2026 URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL (REMOVAL) letters were sent to customers. Actions to be Taken: 1. Hospital inventory can continue to be used while awaiting service from Abiomed to ensure continuity of care. 2. Abiomed s field service team will contact you to schedule the specified replacement. 3. In the event of these purge flag component failures and associated alarms, as per IFU, first reinsert purge disc to address the alarm. If that action does not clear the alarm, switch to a backup Automated Impella Controller. 4. Ensure cleaning of the AIC housing with mild detergent as specified in the IFU. 5. Ensure future routine preventive maintenance is performed annually on your AIC(s) following the guidance in the IFU 6. Forward this notice to anyone in your facility that needs to be informed. 7. If any of the subject products have been forwarded to another facility, contact that facility and provide them with this notice. 8. Post a copy of this notice in a visible area for awareness.

Recall details

Recall number
Z-3149-2026
Status
Open, Classified
Initiated by the company
Aug 12, 2026
Posted by the FDA
Sep 16, 2026
Recalling firm
Abiomed, Inc.
Quantity
1422 units (487 US, 935 OUS)
Product code
OZD
FDA submissions
P140003, P170011
Distribution
Domestic: Nationwide Distribution. International: United Arab Emirates, Austria, Australia, Belgium, Brunei Darussalam, Brazil, Canada, Switzerland, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Hong Kong, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, India, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Mexico, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Panama, Pakistan, Poland, Serbia, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Singapore, Slovenia, Thailand, Taiwan;

Product description

Impella Optical Controller with the below product descriptions and corresponding Product Codes. 1. Impella Optical Controller, Packaged, AU; Product Code: 0042-0010-AU. 2. Impella Optical Controller, Packaged, EU; Product Code: 0042-0010-EU. 3. Impella Optical Controller, Packaged, IN; Product Code: 0042-0010-IN. 4. Impella Optical Controller, Packaged, UK; Product Code: 0042-0010-UK. 5. Impella Optical Controller, Packaged, US; Product Code: 0042-0010-US.

Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)

Show the full code information (12k characters)

1. Impella Optical Controller, Packaged, AU; Product Code: 0042-0010-AU; UDI-DI: 00813502010930; Serial Numbers: IC5130, IC5131; 2. Impella Optical Controller, Packaged, EU; Product Code: 0042-0010-EU; UDI-DI: 00813502010961; Serial Numbers: IC12955, IC12978, IC13013, IC13027, IC13042, IC13202, IC13223, IC13228, IC6947, IC6948, IC7625, IC7740, IC7741, IC8064, IC8065, IC8157, IC8158, IC8419, IC8727, IC7937, IC7940, IC9356, IC9363, IC9365, IC9369, IC9370, IC9371, IC9832, IC9833, IC5409, IC7794, IC7795, IC7796, IC7798, IC7799, IC7800, IC7945, IC7946, IC8069, IC8070, IC8263, IC8337, IC8341, IC8343, IC8441, IC8445, IC8447, IC8448, IC8449, IC8451, IC8861, IC9025, IC9028, IC9366, IC9799, IC8476A, IC9181A, IC13190, IC13205, IC9031, IC9094, IC9801, IC9865, IC9867, IC9973, IC7825, IC9095, IC8032, IC8126, IC8629, IC8630, IC8640, IC8641, IC9364, IC9368, IC9804, IC9805, IC9834, IC9835, IC8388, IC8751, IC9501, IC9972, IC10035, IC7629, IC7636, IC8164, IC8683, IC5592, IC6277, IC7046, IC7637, IC7638, IC7639, IC7640, IC7762, IC7763, IC7764, IC7765, IC8013, IC8057, IC8058, IC8128, IC8130, IC8131, IC8132, IC8387, IC8401, IC8402, 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IC5924, IC5925, IC5963, IC5964, IC5965, IC5966, IC5967, IC5968, IC6012, IC6013, IC6014, IC6015, IC6016, IC6017, IC6018, IC6019, IC6020, IC6021, IC6022, IC6023, IC6024, IC6025, IC6067, IC6068, IC6069, IC6070, IC6073, IC6074, IC6075, IC6116, IC6117, IC6120, IC6121, IC6122, IC6123, IC6124, IC6166, IC6167, IC6168, IC6169, IC6171, IC6172, IC6173, IC6174, IC6175, IC6226, IC6229, IC6230, IC6231, IC6232, IC6234, IC6235, IC6256, IC6257, IC6258, IC6259, IC6260, IC6265, IC6276, IC6278, IC6279, IC6280, IC6281, IC6282, IC6283, IC6297, IC6298, IC6299, IC6302, IC6303, IC6304, IC6305, IC6336, IC6337, IC6338, IC6339, IC6340, IC6341, IC6342, IC6343, IC6344, IC6345, IC6376, IC6377, IC6378, IC6379, IC6383, IC6384, IC6416, IC6417, IC6418, IC6421, IC6422, IC6460, IC6461, IC6462, IC6463, IC6465, IC6698, IC6703, IC6758, IC6776, IC6777, IC6779, IC6780, IC6781, IC6784, IC6785, IC6788, IC6789, IC6790, IC6791, IC6792, IC6793, IC6794, IC6795, IC6866, IC6867, IC6868, IC6869, IC6870, IC6871, IC6872, IC6873, IC6874, 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IC8426, IC8427, IC8428, IC7861, IC7862, IC7954, IC7957, IC8120, IC8121, IC8222, IC8225, IC9027, IC9090, IC9091, IC8062, IC8066, IC5042, IC5129, IC5282, IC5580, IC5919, IC6118, IC6119, IC6261, IC6263, IC6459, IC7456, IC7529, IC7797, IC7941, IC7942, IC7955, IC8147, IC8442, IC8495, IC8513, IC8590, IC8753, IC8754, IC8755, IC8764, IC8765, IC9085, IC9230, IC9367, IC8875, IC9383, IC9796, IC9866, IC9974, IC10023, IC10024, IC9996, IC9998, IC11491, IC11451, IC11456, IC11497, IC11500, IC11741, IC11742, IC11745, IC11747, IC11748, IC11749; 3. Impella Optical Controller, Packaged, IN; Product Code: 0042-0010-IN; UDI-DI: 00813502011425; Serial Numbers: IC10063, IC10064, IC10149, IC10150, IC10238, IC10239, IC10341, IC10366, IC10367, IC12407, IC12408, IC12409, IC13057, IC13060, IC13061, IC13064, IC8609, IC8980, IC9177, IC9178, IC9324, IC9328, IC9557, IC9558, IC9744, IC9745, IC9746, IC9908, IC9921, IC9969, IC9970; 4. Impella Optical Controller, Packaged, UK; Product Code: 0042-0010-UK; UDI-DI: 00813502010978; Serial Numbers: IC8105, IC8106, IC8308, IC8315, IC8316, IC8335, IC8541, IC8542, IC8543, IC8895, IC9163, IC10013, IC10014, IC11023, IC11183, IC11442, IC12507, IC9133, IC9443, IC10012, IC10015, IC10039, IC10044, IC10319, IC10320, IC10640, IC10641, IC10645, IC10646, IC10648, IC10649, IC11019, IC11026, IC11027, IC11028, IC11048, IC11071, IC11086, IC11190, IC11201, IC11202, IC11441, IC11444, IC11445, IC11448, IC12503, IC12504, IC12579, IC12580, IC12581, IC12582, IC12719, IC12720, IC12721, IC12723, IC13159, IC13201, IC13204, IC13219, IC13220, IC13221, IC13278, IC13279, IC13280, IC8334, IC8767, IC8768, IC8774, IC9441, IC9445, IC9599, IC10040, IC10043, IC10808, IC11186, IC11211, IC11440, IC12505, IC12506, IC8101, IC8102, IC8103, IC8104, IC8544, IC9446, IC9449, IC8113, IC8114, IC8115, IC8116, IC8127, IC8129, IC8297, IC8331, IC8332, IC8333, IC8561, IC8563, IC8593, IC8594, IC9442, IC9444, IC9447, IC9448, IC9450, IC8295; 5. Impella Optical Controller, Packaged, US; Product Code: 0042-0010-US; UDI-DI: 00813502010985; Serial Numbers: IC11685, IC5970, IC5971, IC6956, IC6957, IC6958, IC6959, IC6960, IC6961, IC6962, IC6963, IC6964, IC6965, IC6966, IC6967, IC6968, IC6969, IC6970, IC6971, IC6972, IC6973, IC6974, IC6975, IC6996, IC6997, IC6998, IC6999, IC7000, IC7001, IC7002, IC7003, IC7004, IC7005, IC7006, IC7007, IC7009, IC7011, IC7012, IC7013, IC7014, IC7015, IC7016, IC7017, IC7018, IC7019, IC7020, IC7021, IC7022, IC7023, IC7024, IC7025, IC7036, IC7037, IC7038, IC7109, IC7110, IC7111, IC7112, IC7113, IC7114, IC7115, IC7116, IC7117, IC7118, IC7119, IC7120, IC7123, IC7125, IC7127, IC7128, IC7129, IC7130, IC7131, IC7132, IC7135, IC7136, IC7137, IC7138, IC7139, IC7150, IC7151, IC7152, IC7153, IC7154, IC7155, IC7166, IC7167, IC7168, IC7169, IC7170, IC7171, IC7172, IC7173, IC7174, IC7175, IC7176, IC7177, IC7178, IC7179, IC7192, IC7193, IC7194, IC7195, IC7196, IC7197, IC7198, IC7199, IC7200, IC7201, IC7202, IC7203, IC7204, IC7205, IC7206, IC7208, IC7209, IC7210, IC7211, IC7212, IC7213, IC7214, IC7215, IC7216, IC7217, IC7222, IC7223, IC7224, IC7225, IC7236, IC7237, IC7238, IC7239, IC7240, IC7241, IC7243, IC7244, IC7245, IC7246, IC7247, IC7249, IC7250, IC7251, IC7252, IC7253, IC7254, IC7255, IC7276, IC7277, IC7278, IC7279, IC7280, IC7281, IC7282, IC7283, IC7284, IC7285, IC7296, IC7297, IC7298, IC7299, IC7300, IC7301, IC7302, IC7303, IC7304, IC7305, IC7306, IC7307, IC7308, IC7313, IC7315, IC7316, IC7317, IC7318, IC7319, IC7320, IC7321, IC7322, IC7324, IC7325, IC7326, IC7327, IC7328, IC7329, IC7330, IC7331, IC7332, IC7333, IC7334, IC7335, IC7336, IC7337, IC7338, IC7344, IC7345, IC7346, IC7347, IC7348, IC7349, IC7350, IC7351, IC7352, IC7353, IC7354, IC7355, IC7366, IC7367, IC7368, IC7369, IC7370, IC7371, IC7372, IC7373, IC7374, IC7375, IC7396, IC7397, IC7398, IC7399, IC7400, IC7401, IC7402, IC7403, IC7404, IC7405, IC7466, IC7467, IC7468, IC7469, IC7470, IC7471, IC7472, IC7473, IC7474, IC7476, IC7477, IC7478, IC7479, IC7480, IC7481, IC7482, IC7483, IC7484, IC7485, IC7486, IC7487, IC7488, IC7489, IC7490, IC7491, IC7492, IC7493, IC7494, IC7495, IC7496, IC7497, IC7498, IC7499, IC7500, IC7501, IC7502, IC7503, IC7504, IC7505, IC7506, IC7507, IC7508, IC7509, IC7510, IC7511, IC7512, IC7513, IC7514, IC7515, IC7516, IC7517, IC7518, IC7534, IC7535, IC7536, IC7537, IC7538, IC7539, IC7540, IC7541, IC7542, IC7543, IC7544, IC7545, IC7547, IC7548, IC7549, IC7550, IC7551, IC7552, IC7553, IC7554, IC7555, IC7556, IC7557, IC7558, IC7559, IC7561, IC7564, IC7570, IC7573, IC7574, IC7599, IC7600, IC7601, IC7602, IC7603, IC7604, IC7605, IC7616, IC7617, IC7618, IC7619, IC7658, IC7659, IC7660, IC7661, IC7662, IC7663, IC7664, IC7665, IC7676, IC7677, IC7678, IC7679, IC7699, IC7700, IC7701, IC7702, IC7703, IC7704, IC7705, IC7706, IC7707, IC7712, IC7713, IC7714, IC7715, IC7726, IC7727, IC7728, IC7729, IC7730, IC7731, IC7732, IC7733, IC7734, IC7735, IC7736, IC7737, IC7742, IC7743, IC7744, IC7745, IC7756, IC7757, IC7758, IC7759, IC7760, IC7761, IC7771, IC7772, IC7773, IC7774, IC7775, IC7786, IC7787, IC7788, IC7789, IC7790, IC7791, IC7802, IC7803, IC7804, IC7805, IC7816, IC7817, IC7818, IC7819, IC7820, IC7877, IC7878, IC7879, IC7880, IC7882, IC7883, IC7884, IC7890, IC7893, IC7894, IC7906, IC7908, IC7974, IC8002, IC8003, IC8004, IC8006, IC8008, IC8026, IC8029, IC8034, IC8035, IC8037, IC8040, IC8041, IC10049, IC10066, IC10587, IC9228, IC9229, IC9610, IC9622, IC9773, IC9780, IC9781, IC9782, IC10102, IC10103, IC10318, IC10463, IC10589, IC10979, IC11299, IC12316, IC12758, IC12859, IC12900, IC13812, IC9989, IC10278, IC10302, IC10983, IC10984, IC10985, IC11174, IC11410, IC11656, IC11670, IC11674, IC11677, IC12214, IC12279, IC12414, IC12415, IC12417, IC12418, IC12419, IC12820, IC12857, IC12858, IC12870, IC12885, IC12973, IC12974, IC13231, IC13263, IC13264, IC13265, IC13268, IC13270, IC13271, IC13681, IC13682, IC9348, IC9500, IC9581, IC9648, IC9777, IC9793, IC9797, IC9915, IC9919, IC9922, IC7010, IC12884, IC12953, IC13232, IC13698, IC12968, IC13212, IC13269, IC13862;

Devices named in this recall

1 device in the FDA device registry whose identifier appears in the recall's code information.

Product lines

Other devices under the same FDA submission

15 devices cleared under P140003, P170011 are not named by identifier in this recall. One submission often covers many models, so they may or may not be affected.

Other products in the same recall event

The FDA groups related products into one recall event (event 99671).

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