Impella 5.5 with SmartAssist Set, US
Medical device recall Z-2963-2024. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Sep 11, 2024.
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The short answer
Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Sep 11, 2024. Copied from openFDA on Oct 20, 2026.
- Class II FDA’s class
- Ongoing its status, in FDA’s file
- Nationwide FDA’s word for where it went
- 2,916 units how much, in FDA’s words
Every line below is in FDA’s own words, with its source beside it. FDA’s terms are explained in FDA’s own words.
How serious is it, by FDA’s class?
Class II, the middle of FDA’s three classes.
“Products that might cause a temporary health problem, or pose only a slight threat of a serious nature. Example: a drug that is under-strength but that is not used to treat life-threatening situations.”
openFDA, in plain words, its enforcement report fields.
“Class II is a situation in which use of, or exposure to, a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.”
FDA’s rule, 21 CFR 7.3(m)(2), eCFR.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
What’s wrong with it?
A potential device interaction between the Shockwave Coronary IVL Catheter and left-sided Impella Pumps during coronary interventions. Currently there is no Abiomed labeling (IFU etc.) content related to this potential interaction, so Abiomed will update the IFU to include information on this potential device interaction.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Which ones are recalled?
Impella 5.5 with SmartAssist Set, US; Product Code: 0550-0008;
2,916 units, in FDA’s words.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Codes to check against yours
Product Code: 0550-0008; UDI-DI: 00813502011531; Serial Numbers: 387019 388061 388062 388063 388064 388065 387273 388067 388068 387339 387340 387341 387342 387343 388071 388072 388073 388074 388075 388057 388058 388060 387319 387320 387321…
Every code shown here, 1,994 characters
Product Code: 0550-0008; UDI-DI: 00813502011531; Serial Numbers: 387019 388061 388062 388063 388064 388065 387273 388067 388068 387339 387340 387341 387342 387343 388071 388072 388073 388074 388075 388057 388058 388060 387319 387320 387321 387322 387323 383456 383457 383458 388084 383742 383731 384086 387304 387306 387307 387308 383455 383459 388081 388082 388083 388085 388076 388077 388078 388080 384031 384032 384033 384034 384035 383739 383741 383743 383729 383730 388311 388312 388301 388302 388307 383681 388605 388606 388607 388608 388286 388287 388288 388289 388295 388296 388297 388298 388299 388310 388313 388314 388290 388291 388293 388300 388304 388305 388306 388308 388309 389151 389152 388609 388624 388625 389117 389120 388619 388618 388617 388616 388615 388611 388612 388614 389116 389118 389119 389101 389102 389103 389104 389105 388626 388627 388628 388629 388630 388610 388613 389153 389154 389155 389320 389319 389318 389317 389316 389161 389163 389164 389753 389312 389306 389307 389308 389310 389162 389165 389752 389751 389160 389159 389158 389157 389156 389313 389315 389314 389309 389765 390888 387016A 389750 384800A 384618A 384811A 389744 389745 389746 389747 389748 389331 389332 389333 389334 389335 390867 390868 390869 390870 390871 389764 389766 389767 390862 390863 390864 390865 390866 389825 389826 389827 390889 390890 390891 389884 389859 389860 389861 389862 389863 389734 389735 389737 389738 389879 389880 389882 389824 389828 389877 389874 389875 389876 389819 389820 389878 389821 389823 389902 389889 389890 389891 389904 390341 390343 390344 389895 389898 389899 389901 389903 390345 390346 390348 389885 389886 389887 389888 389892 389905 389906 389907 389908 390340 389897 389900 391311 391312 391314 391405 391406 391407 391313 391408 391409 391420 391421 391422 391439 390517 390518 390519 390544 390545 390546 390365 390366 390573 391423 391424 390576 390589 391435 391437 391438 390521 390542 390543 390961 390361 390362 390363 390364 390905…
FDA’s list runs to 52,610 characters. The first part is shown; the rest is on FDA’s record.
Copied exactly as FDA lists them: lot and serial numbers, dates and other codes on the product or its label.
Where did it go?
FDA’s words for the “general area of initial distribution”: where the firm first shipped it.
Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Croatia, Czeck Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, U.A.E., United Kingdom.
These words name no state.
What FDA means by nationwide
“The term “nationwide” is defined to mean the fifty states or a significant portion. Note that subsequent distribution by the consignees to other parties may not be included.”
openFDA, its enforcement report fields.
The words say it went outside the United States too.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
Is it still going on?
Ongoing, in FDA’s file.
“A recall which is currently in progress.”
openFDA, on “On-Going”, its enforcement report fields.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
- The firm began the recall on Aug 5, 2024.
- FDA classified it on Sep 4, 2024.
- FDA’s Enforcement Report published it on Sep 11, 2024.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Who is recalling it?
- Abiomed, Inc., of Danvers, MA.
- Who began it, in FDA’s words: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
- How the firm first told its customers: Letter.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
What this record can’t tell you
- Whether your own one is affected: compare the codes, dates and numbers above with yours. When unsure, ask the firm or the store.
- Where it went after the firm’s first shipments. FDA’s words cover the firm’s initial distribution, and, in FDA’s words, “subsequent distribution by the consignees to other parties may not be included.”
- How many have been returned, corrected or destroyed: FDA’s report doesn’t say.
- Whether anyone was hurt or fell ill: the report doesn’t say.
- How current it is: openFDA publishes FDA’s Enforcement Report weekly, after FDA does, and a firm can announce a recall weeks before it appears there. openFDA’s own caution: “This data should not be used as a method to collect data to issue alerts to the public, nor should it be used to track the lifecycle of a recall.”
- FDA’s list of codes runs to 52,610 characters; the first part is shown here, and the rest is on FDA’s record.
- A product with no recall here isn’t safe by that: FDA’s report lists the recalls FDA classified, and when.
Hearth Record wrote these lines; the quotations are FDA’s.
Sources
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Device recall enforcement reports.
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