FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

KIT, 14FR INTRODUCER, 13CM&25CM, STERILE

MDR report key: 25145764 · Received May 12, 2026

Report

Report Number
1220648-2026-07739
Event Type
Death
Date Received
May 12, 2026
Date of Event
May 4, 2026
Report Date
May 11, 2026
Manufacturer
ABIOMED, INC. - 1220648
Product Code
DYB
UDI-DI
00813502013474
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MA, 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.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

AN IMPELLA CP DEVICE WAS INSERTED VIA THE LEFT FEMORAL ARTERY IN A 79-YEAR-OLD FEMALE PATIENT PRESENTING WITH ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION COMPLICATED BY CARDIOGENIC SHOCK (AMI/CGS). PATIENT'S COMORBIDITIES WERE UNKNOWN. THE PATIENT¿S CLINICAL STATE PRIOR TO INITIATION OF SUPPORT WAS IDENTIFIED AS SCAI SHOCK STAGE D. DURING PEEL AWAY EXCHANGE, THE WING BROKE OFF FROM THE SHEATH. THE TEAM USED A KELLY CLAMP TO GRIP THE SHEATH AND COMPLETE REMOVAL. CARE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY WITHDRAWN, AND THE PATIENT EXPIRED. THE DEVICE WILL BE CONSERVATIVELY REPORTED FOR DEATH; HOWEVER, THE DEATH IS MOST LIKELY ATTRIBUTED TO THE PATIENT¿S UNDERLYING CRITICAL CLINICAL CONDITION AS THEY PRESENTED IN SCAI SHOCK STAGE D.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
66201 KIT, 14FR INTRODUCER, 13CM&25CM, STERILE INTRODUCER, CATHETER (INTRODUCER) DYB ABIOMED, INC. - 1220648 S9913598 00813502013474

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 79 YR Female Death| R