AUTOMATED IMPELLA CONTROLLER
Report
- Report Number
- 1220648-2025-28620
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- May 21, 2025
- Date of Event
- April 30, 2025
- Report Date
- June 4, 2025
- Manufacturer
- ABIOMED, INC.
- Product Code
- OZD
- UDI-DI
- 00813502010022
- PMA / PMN Number
- P140003
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- PA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
THE INVESTIGATION OF AUTOMATED IMPELLA CONTROLLER (AIC) - CONTROLLER ERROR (YELLOW ALARM) HAS BEEN COMPLETED. DATA ANALYSIS: THE CASE ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTED COMPLAINT WAS STARTED ON 30TH APRIL 2025. AT 16:23:55 ON APRIL 30TH, THE FIRST LOG ENTRIES INDICATING "IMC-KBD ERROR: 0XA4 0X01 0X00" APPEARED, SUGGESTING THAT THE ISSUE OCCURRED DURING THE READING OF THE CHIP ID (READ FAILURE OF CHIP ID). AFTER THIS, THE CONTROLLER ERROR (LOSS OF COMM WITH KEYPAD OR BETWEEN THE KBD AND I2C FOR KBD HW REVISION 1) - ALARM 24 ISSUED. DEVICE ANALYSIS: THE CONSOLE IC2214 WAS SENT BACK TO FIELD SERVICE FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND WAS TESTED. AFTER PERFORMING 100 POWER CYCLES, THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. NO DAMAGE WAS FOUND TO THE KEYBOARD OR THE KEYBOARD- 4IN1 CABLE. THE ROOT CAUSE FOR THE CONTROLLER ERROR (LOSS OF COMM WITH KEYPAD OR BETWEEN THE KBD AND I2C FOR KBD HW REVISION 1) - ALARM 24 COULD NOT BE DETERMINED DUE TO THE INABILITY TO REPRODUCE. D6A SHOULD HAVE BEEN LEFT BLANK ON THE INITIAL MANUFACTURER DEVICE REPORT NUMBER 1220648-2025-28620.
THE IMPELLA DEVICE WAS RETURNED, AND AN EVALUATION IS UNDERWAY. UPON COMPLETION OF OUR ANALYSIS, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE FILED.
THE US COMPLAINANT WAS PLACING A 5.5 PUMP FOR SUPPORT WITH AN AUTOMATED IMPELLA CONTROLLER (AIC). THE AIC HAD A ¿CONTROLLER ERROR SWITCH TO BACKUP CONTROLLER.¿ AND WAS REPLACED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79876 | AUTOMATED IMPELLA CONTROLLER | TEMPORARY NON-ROLLER TYPE LEFT HEART SUPPORT BLOOD PUMP | OZD | ABIOMED, INC. | AUTOMATED IMPELLA CONTROLLER | 1127435 | 00813502010022 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 YR | Female |