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Class IOngoingZ-1471-2026

Abiomed, Inc. recalls Impella RP. Product Code: 0046-0011.

Abiomed, Inc.Danvers, MA, United StatesReported Mar 11, 2026 · 5 months ago
Legal News Analyst ·

Reason for recall

Differential pressure (dP) sensor in Impella RP devices may malfunction, causing sensor values to drift.

Affected product

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Affected products & lots

  • Impella RP. Product Code:0046-0011
    UDI-DI 04260113630273.

What the firm is doing

Abiomed notified consignees on about 01/27/2026 via UPS delivery. Additionally, the Customer Letter was posted on Heartrecovery.com: https://www.heartrecovery.com/en-us/resources/downloads/field-safety-notification-impella-rp-differential-pressure-sensor. The notifications informed consignees were instructed clinicians that affected units can continue use and they should: 1. Continue to monitor patient hemodynamics with approved diagnostic devices and continue to verify Impella positioning with imaging before clinical interventions. 2. Refer to the P-level flow rates listed in the Instructions for Use (IFUs), as shown in Figure 1, and rely on these values rather than the AIC display. 3. Trend pump metrics to monitor pump performance and to identify sudden change, noting that abrupt changes in the displayed flow rate need to be assessed both against the flow rate listed in the IFU and across temporal trends. Consignees were instructed that product is NOT being removed from the field and does not need to be returned, patients should be assessed with approved diagnostic devices before clinical interventions, complete and return the provided business reply form (BRF) to Abiomed4437@sedgwick, forward the notification to anyone in the facility that needs to be informed (i.e., those who manage, transport, store, stock, or use the subject products) and if any of the subject products have been forwarded to another facility, contact that facility and provide them with this notice.

DistributionShow details

Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Austria, Canada, Croatia, Czechia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Poland, Serbia, Switzerland.

Class IWhat this means

A reasonable probability that use of the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Sources & references

Taylor Coteus
Legal News Analyst

Taylor Coteus is RecallWatch's Legal News Analyst, covering FDA medical-device enforcement and patient-safety litigation. He reviews every recall against the FDA's official openFDA record before it is published and is responsible for corrections and editorial accuracy.

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