FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

IMPELLA

MDR report key: 24686600 · Received March 25, 2026

Report

Report Number
1220648-2026-05904
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 25, 2026
Date of Event
March 16, 2026
Manufacturer
ABIOMED, INC. - 1220648
Product Code
OZD
UDI-DI
00813502012279
PMA / PMN Number
P140003
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
WA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

H6: UPDATED CODES BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION. H11: UPDATED BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION AND ADDED CLINICAL REVIEW. THE CAUSE OF THE ACCESS SITE ADVERSE EVENT WAS NOT DETERMINED DUE TO INSUFFICIENT CLINICAL DETAILS.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

A6 IS UNKNOWN. 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

D3 (MANUFACTURER FAX) HAS BEEN ADDED AS THIS WAS OMITTED FROM THE INITIAL MW SUBMITTED. 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.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

AN IMPELLA CP DEVICE WAS INSERTED INTO THE RIGHT FEMORAL ARTERY IN A 57-YEAR-OLD MALE PATIENT WITH A PAST MEDICAL HISTORY OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE (CAD), PRESENTING IN SCAI STAGE A SHOCK, PRIOR TO INITIATION OF SUPPORT. THE IMPELLA WAS INSERTED FOR VENTRICULAR SUPPORT FOR A BAILOUT OF A PROTECTED PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION (PCI). DURING THE PROCEDURE, THERE WAS A HEMATOMA AT THE ACCESS SITE. MANUAL PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO REDUCE THE SIZE AND OBTAIN HEMOSTASIS. THE ACTIVATED CLOTTING TIME (ACT) WAS 324. THE PATIENT WAS ON HEPARIN DURING THE PROCEDURE. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE IMPELLA WAS SUCCESSFULLY WEANED. THE POST-PROCEDURE OUTCOME IS SURVIVED AT EXPLANT. THE IMPELLA FUNCTIONED AT P-4 AT 2.6L/MIN AS INTENDED. BLEEDING (HEMATOMA) IS A KNOWN RISK DUE TO THE IMPELLA'S ANTICOAGULATION AND PURGE REQUIREMENTS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
403926 IMPELLA TEMPORARY NON-ROLLER TYPE LEFT HEART SUPPORT BLOOD PUMP OZD ABIOMED, INC. - 1220648 2026810455 00813502012279

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1