Automated Impella Controller — Class I medical device recall Z-0069-2026
Ongoing recall by Abiomed, Inc., reported 2025-10-15, distributed nationwide. Potential cybersecurity vulnerabilities related to the operating system in the Automated Impella Controller (A
| Recall number | Z-0069-2026 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Medical device |
| Classification | Class I |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Voluntary or mandated | Voluntary |
| Recalling firm | Abiomed, Inc., Danvers, MA, United States |
| Recall initiated | 2025-10-01 |
| Classified | 2025-10-09 |
| Reported by FDA | 2025-10-15 |
| Distributed | Nationwide (US) |
| Countries outside the US | AE, AT, AU, BE, BR, CA, CH, CO, CZ, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HK, HR, IE, IL, IN, IT, JP, KW, LU, MX, MY, NL, NO, NZ, PA, PK, PL, RS, SA, SE, SG, SI, TH, TW |
| Quantity | 10,153 units |
| Reason classes | software |
| UPC / GTIN / UDI-DI | 00813502010022, 00813502010428, 00813502010442, 00813502010886, 00813502010930, 00813502010961, 00813502010978, 00813502010985, 00813502011272, 00813502011289, 00813502011296, 00813502011401, 00813502011418, 00813502011425, 00813502011722, 00813502011814, 00813502012217, 00813502012484, 00813502012958, 00813502012972, 00813502013030 |
Product
Automated Impella Controller (AIC), used for left heart support blood pump, labeled as the following with corresponding Product Codes: 1. Impella Controller, Packaged, AU; Product Code: 0042-0000-AU. 2. Impella Controller, Packaged, CA; Product Code: 0042-0000-CA. 3. Impella Controller, Packaged, EU; Product Code: 0042-0000-EU. 4. Impella Controller, Packaged, EU, Loaner; Product Code: 0042-0000-EU-L. 5. Impella Controller, Packaged, IN; Product Code: 0042-0000-IN. 6. Impella Controller, Packaged, JP; Product Code: 0042-0000-JP. 7. Impella Controller, Japan, Loaner; Product Code: 0042-0000-JP-L. 8. Impella Controller, Packaged, UK; Product Code: 0042-0000-UK. 9. Impella Controller, UK, Loaner; Product Code: 0042-0000-UK-L. 10. Impella Controller, Packaged, US; Product Code: 0042-0000-US. 11. Impella Controller, Packaged, US, Loaner; Product Code: 0042-0000-US-L. 12. Impella Optical Controller, Packaged, AU; Product Code: 0042-0010-AU. 13. Impella Optical Controller, Packaged, EU; Product Code: 0042-0010-EU. 14. Impella Optical Controller, EU, Loaner; Product Code: 0042-0010-EU-L. 15. Impella Optical Controller, Packaged, IN; Product Code: 0042-0010-IN. 16. Impella Optical Controller, Packaged, UK; Product Code: 0042-0010-UK. 17. Impella Optical Controller, UK, Loaner; Product Code: 0042-0010-UK-L. 18. Impella Optical Controller, Packaged, US; Product Code: 0042-0010-US. 19. Impella Optical Controller, US, Loaner; Product Code: 0042-0010-US-L. 20. Optical, AIC, Impella Connect, Pkgd, AU; Product Code: 0042-0040-AU. 21. Optical AIC w/Impella Connect,Pack'd, CA; Product Code: 0042-0040-CA. 22. AIC w/Remote Link, Pkgd, Cln Trl, US; Product Code: 0042-0040-CT. 23. AIC w/Remote Link, Pkgd, Cln Trl, US; Product Code: 0042-0040-CT-L. 24. Optical AIC w/Impella Connect,Pack'd, EU; Product Code: 0042-0040-EU. 25. Optical AIC w/Impella Connect,EU,Loaner; Product Code: 0042-0040-EU-L. 26. Optical AIC w/Impella Connect, Pkgd, JP; Product Code: 0042-0040-JP. 27. Optical AIC w/Impella Connect, Pkgd, JP; Product Code: 0042-0040-JP-L. 28. Optical, AIC, Impella Connect, Pkgd, UK; Product Code: 0042-0040-UK. 29. Optical, AIC, Impella Connect, Pkgd, US; Product Code: 0042-0040-US. 30. Optical AIC Impella Connect, US, Loaner; Product Code: 0042-0040-US-L. 31. Dbl optical, AIC Impella Connect, Phg US; Product Code: 1000201. 32. AIC w/Impella Connect for ECP; Product Code: 1000432.
Reason for recall
Potential cybersecurity vulnerabilities related to the operating system in the Automated Impella Controller (AIC).
Machine access
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