AUTOMATED IMPELLA CONTROLLER
Report
- Report Number
- 1220648-2025-26001
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- February 5, 2025
- Date of Event
- January 20, 2025
- Report Date
- March 12, 2025
- Manufacturer
- ABIOMED, INC.
- Product Code
- OZD
- UDI-DI
- 00813502010961
- PMA / PMN Number
- P140003
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- GM
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
THE INVESTIGATION OF AUTOMATED IMPELLA CONTROLLER (AIC) - POWER ON ISSUES/BLANK SCREEN HAS BEEN COMPLETED. NO CONSOLE LOGS WERE OBSERVED FROM THE REPORTED COMPLAINT DATE. THIS WAS TO BE EXPECTED GIVEN THE USER WAS NOT ABLE TO STARTUP THE CONSOLE. HOWEVER, THERE WERE LOGS OBSERVED PRIOR TO THE COMPLAINT DATE THAT WERE INDICATIVE OF A MALFUNCTIONING. CONSOLE WAS TESTED AFTER ARRIVING IN FIELD SERVICE. THE REPORTED STARTUP ISSUE COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. THE CONSOLE WAS ABLE TO START UP NORMALLY. IN EFFORT TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF THE KBD ERRORS, THE CABLES FROM THE 4-IN-1 TO THE KBD AND POWER BATTERY MANAGER (PBM) TO 4-IN-1 WERE INSPECTED, BUT NO ISSUES WERE FOUND. THE LOGS THAT WERE INDICATIVE OF A MALFUNCTIONING 4-IN-1 SUBSIDED WHEN TESTING THIS CONSOLE WITH A KNOWN GOOD 4-IN-1. CONCLUSION: THE IMC-KBD ERROR¿S OBSERVED IN THE LOGS WERE CAUSED BY A MALFUNCTIONING 4-IN-1. THE CAUSE OF THE START UP ISSUES WERE NOT DETERMINED DUE TO THE INABILITY TO REPRODUCE. D6A/D6B SHOULD HAVE BEEN LEFT BLANK ON MANUFACTURER DEVICE REPORT 1220648-2025-26001, DUE TO THE THIS COMPLAINT IS FOR A CONSOLE WHICH IS NOT AN IMPLANTABLE DEVICE. H6 CODE 925 WAS REPORTED INCORRECTLY ON MANUFACTURER DEVICE REPORT 220648-2025-26001. NEW CODE WAS ADDED TO COMPONENT CODE
THE CONSOLE WAS RETURNED, AND AN EVALUATION IS UNDERWAY. UPON INVESTIGATION CLOSURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL MANUFACTURER DEVICE REPORT WILL BE FILED.
A COMPLAINANT REPORTED THE AUTOMATED IMPELLA CONTROLLER (AIC) COULD NOT BE STARTED. THE AIC WAS CONNECTED TO THE POWER SUPPLY THE WHOLE TIME, EVEN THE SMALL GREEN LIGHT WAS ON. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO REACTION ON THE DISPLAY. THE AIC WAS REPLACED AND THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1159124 | AUTOMATED IMPELLA CONTROLLER | TEMPORARY NON-ROLLER TYPE LEFT HEART SUPPORT BLOOD PUMP | OZD | ABIOMED, INC. | AUTOMATED IMPELLA CONTROLLER | 1557936 | 00813502010961 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 73 YR | Male |