IMPELLA CP
Report
- Report Number
- 1220648-2025-46149
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- September 4, 2025
- Date of Event
- August 5, 2025
- Report Date
- September 4, 2025
- Manufacturer
- ABIOMED, INC.
- Product Code
- OZD
- UDI-DI
- 00813502011876
- PMA / PMN Number
- P140003
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
PRODUCT COMPLAINT # (B)(4). INVESTIGATION SUMMARY- THE IMPELLA CP PUMP WAS NOT RETURNED. DATA LOGS ARE NOT APPLICABLE FOR REPORTED FAILURES. DELIVERY ISSUES(UNABLE TO DELIVER OR ADVANCE): AS PER CLINICAL, IT WAS REPORTED THE PUMP DID NOT CROSS ILIAC ARTERY DUE TO CALCIFIED VESSELS AT FEMORAL. THE CAUSE OF DELIVERY ISSUES WAS PATIENT RELATED SINCE PUMP WAS UNABLE TO PASS VASCULATURE DUE TO CALCIFIED VESSEL. PRODUCT DAMAGE(CATHETER KINK): AS PER CLINICAL, IT WAS REPORTED THE THERE WAS CATHETER KINK DAMAGED DUE TO RESISTANCE AT FEMORAL ARTERY. PATIENT HAD CALCIFIED VESSEL CONDITION. THE CAUSE OF PRODUCT DAMAGE(CATHETER KINK) WAS DUE TO PATIENT CONDITION RELATED. DEVICE HISTORY LOT- DEVICE LOT: 1931536. DEVICE HISTORY BATCH- SUBCOMPONENT LOT: N/A. DEVICE HISTORY REVIEW- THE PUMP SN (B)(6) PASSED ALL THE INCOMING POST STERILE INSPECTION CHECKS.
PATIENT-SPECIFIC INFORMATION SECTION A5: ETHNICITY AND A6: RACE ARE UNKNOWN. DEVICE STATUS: THE IMPELLA DEVICE WAS NOT RECEIVED FROM THE CUSTOMER; THEREFORE, AN EVALUATION/ANALYSIS OF THE DEVICE WAS NOT POSSIBLE. SHOULD THE DEVICE OR ANY NEW INFORMATION BE RECEIVED, A SUPPLEMENTAL MDR WILL BE FILED.
THE COMPLAINANT REPORTED THE INSERTION OF THE INITIAL IMPELLA CP DEVICE TO A PATIENT UNDERGOING A HIGH-RISK PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AS IT WAS UNABLE TO CROSS THE ILIAC ARTERY DUE TO CALCIUM AND THE USE OF A SHORT SHEATH (13CM). THE PHYSICIAN MADE THE DECISION TO SHOCKWAVE THE COMMON FEMORAL AND ILLIAC ARTERIES AND UTILIZE A 25CM PEEL-AWAY SHEATH. HOWEVER, UPON VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE PUMP DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED. A NEW IMPELLA CP DEVICE WAS DECIDED, WHICH WAS SUCCESSFULLY IMPLANTED, AND THE PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT ANY ISSUES. THERE WAS NO HARM TO THE PATIENT AS A RESULT OF THE EVENT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2095704 | IMPELLA CP | TEMPORARY NON-ROLLER TYPE LEFT HEART SUPPORT BLOOD PUMP | OZD | ABIOMED, INC. | IMPELLA CP | 2026723019 | 00813502011876 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 73 YR | Female |