FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

PUMP 381 PUMP SET (US)

MDR report key: 24224937 · Received January 30, 2026

Report

Report Number
1220648-2026-01983
Event Type
Death
Date Received
January 30, 2026
Date of Event
January 21, 2026
Report Date
January 30, 2026
Manufacturer
ABIOMED, INC. - 1220648
Product Code
OZD
UDI-DI
00813502012279
PMA / PMN Number
P140003
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TN, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

INVESTIGATION SUMMARY PPAE (ISCHEMIA): IN ORDER TO MAKE A CAUSE DETERMINATION, ALL OF THE CLINICAL DETAILS OUTLINED IN (B)(4) WOULD HAVE TO BE PROVIDED. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE INJURY WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED DUE TO INSUFFICIENT CLINICAL DETAILS. DEVICE HISTORY LOT DEVICE LOT: 1980827. DEVICE HISTORY BATCH SUBCOMPONENT LOT: N/A. DEVICE HISTORY REVIEW. THE PUMP SN (B)(6) PASSED ALL THE POST STERILE INSPECTION CHECKS.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

AN IMPELLA CP WAS PLACED VIA THE FEMORAL ARTERY TO SUPPORT THE 66 YEAR OLD FEMALE PATIENT ADMITTED IN WITH ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION AND CARDIOGENIC SHOCK WITH A KNOWN ARREST AND ADMINISTERED CPR, ON A VENT FOR RESPIRATORY NEEDS, AND IN SCAI STAGE E SHOCK. ANY OTHER UNDERLYING CARDIAC OR SYSTEMIC COMORBIDITIES ARE UNKNOWN. THE FEMORAL ARTERY WAS NOTED TO BE >/= 4MM IN DIAMETER BUT, THE LIMB BECAME ISCHEMIC AND PULSES WERE LOST AFTER THE INTRODUCER WAS REMOVED, REPOSITIONING SHEATH DELIVERED, AND THE PATIENT WAS ADMITTED TO THE ICU FOR CONTINUED SUPPORT. THE TEAM ADJUSTED THE PUMP PLACEMENT PER STANDARD PRACTICE, IMAGED THE VESSEL WITH ULTRASOUND, AND GAVE BOTH THROMBOLYTICS AND VASODILATORS TO TREAT THE VESSEL ISCHEMIA. THE TEAM DID NOTE THE PATIENT MAY HAVE BEEN CLAMPED DOWN DUE TO HIGH SYSTEMIC RESISTANCE. ON DAY 2 OF THE SUPPORT THE TEAM AND FAMILY MADE CHOICE TO WITHDRAW CARE AND THE PATIENT EXPIRED. THE DEATH IS CONSERVATIVELY BEING REPORTED ALTHOUGH AN UNLIKELY CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THE DEATH, AND MORE LIKELY THE PATIENT'S PRESENTING NATIVE CRITICAL CONDITION AS PRESENTED IN SCAI STAGE E.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
288577 PUMP 381 PUMP SET (US) TEMPORARY NON-ROLLER TYPE LEFT HEART SUPPORT BLOOD PUMP OZD ABIOMED, INC. - 1220648 PUMP 381 PUMP SET (US) 2026760497 00813502012279

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 66 YR Female Death| R