FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

IMPELLA

MDR report key: 24413124 · Received February 23, 2026

Report

Report Number
1220648-2026-03747
Event Type
Death
Date Received
February 23, 2026
Date of Event
February 13, 2026
Report Date
March 25, 2026
Manufacturer
ABIOMED, INC. - 1220648
Product Code
OZD
UDI-DI
00813502011876
PMA / PMN Number
P140003
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF 21 CFR, PART 803. THIS REPORT MAY BE BASED ON INFORMATION WHICH HAS NOT BEEN INVESTIGATED OR VERIFIED PRIOR TO THE REQUIRED REPORTING DATE. THIS REPORT DOES NOT REFLECT A CONCLUSION BY ABIOMED INC, OR ITS EMPLOYEES THAT THE REPORT CONSTITUTES AN ADMISSION THAT THE PRODUCT, ABIOMED INC, OR ITS EMPLOYEES CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE POTENTIAL EVENT DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT. IF INFORMATION IS OBTAINED THAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE INITIAL REPORT, A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE FILED AS APPROPRIATE.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

UPDATED INFORMATION: D1. BRAND NAME CHANGED. THE INVESTIGATION FOR ISCHEMIA HAS BEEN COMPLETED. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE INJURY WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED DUE TO INSUFFICIENT CLINICAL DETAILS.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

AN IMPELLA CP WAS INSERTED VIA LEFT FEMORAL ARTERY IN A 64-YEAR-OLD FEMALE WHO WAS ADMITTED FOR CARDIOMYOPATHY. THE PATIENT¿S COMORBIDITIES WERE UNKNOWN. THE PATIENT¿S CLINICAL STATE PRIOR TO INITIATION OF SUPPORT WAS SCAI STAGE E. THE PATIENT RECEIVED SUPPORT FROM THE CP WHILE IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT. ON DAY 2 OF SUPPORT, THE PATIENT'S LEFT FOOT PULSES WERE NON-DOPPLERABLE, AND CAPILLARY REFILL GREATER THAN 3 SECONDS. THE PATIENT WAS ALSO ON LEVOPHED. ON DAY 6 OF SUPPORT, CARE WAS WITHDRAWN AND THE PATIENT EXPIRED. LIMB ISCHEMIA AND DEATH ARE KNOWN RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH IMPELLA CP AS DESCRIBED IN THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
116674 IMPELLA TEMPORARY NON-ROLLER TYPE LEFT HEART SUPPORT BLOOD PUMP OZD ABIOMED, INC. - 1220648 2026761451 00813502011876

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 64 YR Female Death