Z-2687-2026Class I

Abiomed, Inc.

Recalling firm

Abiomed, Inc.

Product type

Device

Status

Ongoing

Report date

2026-07-22

Distribution

Worldwide distribution. US Nationwide, Australia (AU), Austria (AT), Belgium (BE), Brazil (BR), Brunei (BN), Canada (CA), China (CN), Croatia (HR), Czech Republic (CZ), Denmark (DK), Finland (FI), France (FR), Germany (DE), Greece (GR), Hong Kong (HK), Ireland (IE), Israel (IL), Italy (IT), Japan (JP), Kuwait (KW), Luxembourg (LU), Malaysia (MY), Mexico (MX), Netherlands (NL), Norway (NO), Panama (PA), Poland (PL), Saudi Arabia (SA), Serbia (RS), Slovenia (SI), South Korea (KR), Spain (ES), Sweden (SE), Switzerland (CH), Taiwan (TW), Thailand (TH), United Arab Emirates (AE), and United Kingdom (GB).

Firm state

Product quantity

383 units

Initiated by

Voluntary: Firm initiated

SPEQ quality domain

Risk Management & CAPA

Reason for recall

A potential for introducer sheath leakage from under the sheath cap and along the hub score lines, identified in 14Fr and 23Fr Introducers. These manufacturing issues are not visually detectable by the user, and 14Fr or 23Fr Introducers are provided in every pump set.

Product description

ABIOMED Impella 5.5 Smart Assist Set, JP, Pump Set Codes 1000211, 1000212; containing Introducer Product Code 0052-3006-JP. heart pump and accessories

Code / lot info

Pump Set Codes 1000211, 1000212; Introducer Product Code 0052-3006-JP. GTIN: 00813502012453. All current batches in field.

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Data: U.S. FDA openFDA enforcement API. Recall details are as reported by the FDA. The quality-domain mapping and severity are a SPEQ editorial interpretation of the recall reason, not an official FDA classification.