FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

IMPELLA

MDR report key: 25299741 · Received May 27, 2026

Report

Report Number
1220648-2026-08184
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 27, 2026
Date of Event
May 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
IA, 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 RIGHT FEMORAL ARTERY IN A 56 YEAR-OLD MALE PATIENT PRESENTING WITH ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION AND CARDIOGENIC SHOCK IN SOCIETY FOR CARDIOVASCULAR ANGIOGRAPHY AND INTERVENTIONS (SCAI) SHOCK STAGE C. THE PATIENT¿S MEDICAL HISTORY WAS NOTABLE FOR CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE AND DIABETES MELLITUS. DURING SUPPORT, THE IMPELLA WAS SET AT PERFORMANCE LEVEL P-8 WITH FLOWS RANGING FROM 3.1¿3.4 LITERS/MIN. HEMATURIA WAS OBSERVED, AS EVIDENCED BY BLOOD NOTED IN THE PATIENT¿S URINE. LABORATORY FINDINGS DEMONSTRATED ELEVATED LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE (LDH). THE DEVICE WAS SUCCESSFULLY WEANED, AND THE PATIENT SURVIVED TO EXPLANT. WHILE ON SUPPORT, THE DEVICE FUNCTIONED AS INTENDED. HEMATURIA AND ELEVATED LDH ARE KNOWN RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH IMPELLA SUPPORT AND MAY BE RELATED TO HEMOLYSIS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
324506 IMPELLA TEMPORARY NON-ROLLER TYPE LEFT HEART SUPPORT BLOOD PUMP OZD ABIOMED, INC. - 1220648 2027854708 00813502012279

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1