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FDAHealthJanuary 17, 2011

Abiomed, Inc. — Automated Impella Controller (AIC) with the below product descriptions and corresponding Product Codes. 1. Impella Controller, Packaged, CA; Product Code: 0042-0000-CA. 2. Impel

⚠️ Retrospective submission for following issues identified: 1. Alarm failures, power-path faults, electrical-short risks, and inaccurate motor-current sensing were identified in certain AIC consoles. 2. There is improper alignment between the purge cassette and the motor drive in the AIC. This can result in a piston block event and lead to the inability to complete priming of the purge system, requiring the user to switch to backup AIC console.

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Health
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January 17, 2011

Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Kuwait, Netherlands, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom.

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Automated Impella Controller (AIC) with the below product descriptions and corresponding Product Codes. 1. Impella Controller, Packaged, CA; Product Code: 0042-0000-CA. 2. Impella Controller, Packaged, EU; Product Code: 0042-0000-EU. 3. Impella Controller, Packaged, UK; Product Code: 0042-0000-UK. 4. Impella Controller, Packaged, US; Product Code: 0042-0000-US.
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1. Product Code: 0042-0000-CA. GTIN: 00813502011272. Serial Numbers: IC1324, IC1346, IC1480, IC1481, IC1543, IC1544, IC1572, IC1595, IC1598, IC1664, IC1665, IC1715. 2. Product Code: 0042-0000-EU. GTIN: 00813502011289. Serial Numbers: IC1217, IC1265, IC1275, IC1276, IC1288, IC1284, IC1301, IC1302, IC1304, IC1305, IC1344, IC1341, IC1343, IC1340, IC1345, IC1350, IC1347, IC1349, IC1383, IC1381, IC1384, IC1386, IC1393, IC1396, IC1397, IC1395, IC1413, IC1415, IC1411, IC1416, IC1490, IC1488, IC1522, IC1523, IC1524, IC1525, IC1547, IC1549, IC1546, IC1548, IC1578, IC1577, IC1579, IC1580, IC1594, IC1584, IC1590, IC1592, IC1591, IC1585, IC1588, IC1653, IC1676, IC1685, IC1684, IC1677, IC1678, IC1699, IC1700. 3. Product Code: 0042-0000-UK. GTIN: 00813502011296. Serial Numbers: IC1387, IC1389, IC1388, IC1519, IC1542, IC1545, IC1581, IC1582, IC1583, IC1573. 4. Product Code: 0042-0000-US. GTIN: 00813502010022. Serial Numbers: IC1004, IC1002, IC1001, IC1006, IC1007, IC1008, IC1014, IC1015, IC1017, IC1019, IC1024, IC1025, IC1028, IC1029, IC1026, IC1027, IC1033, IC1035, IC1031, IC1032, IC1036, IC1037, IC1038, IC1039, IC1041, IC1042, IC1044, IC1049, IC1043, IC1046, IC1053, IC1055, IC1052, IC1040, IC1030, IC1056, IC1047, IC1051, IC1050, IC1060, IC1061, IC1062, IC1064, IC1065, IC1066, IC1067, IC1074, IC1070, IC1071, IC1072, IC1073, IC1068, IC1069, IC1058, IC1075, IC1076, IC1077, IC1078, IC1079, IC1084, IC1085, IC1083, IC1080, IC1088, IC1086, IC1087, IC1081, IC1082, IC1100, IC1099, IC1093, IC1095, IC1089, IC1094, IC1096, IC1097, IC1106, IC1102, IC1105, IC1104, IC1108, IC1103, IC1107, IC1110, IC1115, IC1120, IC1111, IC1112, IC1114, IC1116, IC1117, IC1119, IC1133, IC1113, IC1132, IC1124, IC1134, IC1135, IC1136, IC1137, IC1138, IC1140, IC1141, IC1142, IC1139, IC1144, IC1143, IC1121, IC1122, IC1123, IC1147, IC1148, IC1145, IC1146, IC1149, IC1150, IC1151, IC1152, IC1153, IC1154, IC1157, IC1158, IC1159, IC1156, IC1162, IC1163, IC1164, IC1165, IC1166, IC1167, IC1168, IC1169, IC1170, IC1171, IC1174, IC1175, IC1172, IC1173, IC1178, IC1160, IC1176, IC1177, IC1179, IC1180, IC1181, IC1182, IC1186, IC1155, IC1183, IC1185, IC1184, IC1187, IC1191, IC1188, IC1189, IC1161, IC1190, IC1192, IC1193, IC1196, IC1219, IC1218, IC1194, IC1197, IC1198, IC1199, IC1213, IC1222, IC1226, IC1221, IC1225, IC1214, IC1220, IC1223, IC1224, IC1227, IC1211, IC1212, IC1208, IC1210, IC1215, IC1209, IC1202, IC1201, IC1200, IC1207, IC1203, IC1205, IC1206, IC1204, IC1235, IC1234, IC1228, IC1230, IC1231, IC1233, IC1229, IC1236, IC1237, IC1238, IC1239, IC1240, IC1242, IC1244, IC1245, IC1243, IC1250, IC1247, IC1258, IC1246, IC1251, IC1252, IC1254, IC1256, IC1257, IC1253, IC1255, IC1261, IC1264, IC1259, IC1262, IC1263, IC1269, IC1274, IC1272, IC1270, IC1271, IC1273, IC1291, IC1300, IC1296, IC1297, IC1289, IC1290, IC1293, IC1298, IC1299, IC1295, IC1292, IC1294, IC1306, IC1310, IC1309, IC1307, IC1311, IC1313, IC1314, IC1312, IC1315, IC1316, IC1317, IC1319, IC1321, IC1320, IC1322, IC1325, IC1331, IC1328, IC1330, IC1332, IC1326, IC1327, IC1333, IC1336, IC1329, IC1335, IC1342, IC1338, IC1339, IC1337, IC1334, IC1358, IC1356, IC1357, IC1353, IC1354, IC1355, IC1351, IC1352, IC1364, IC1365, IC1360, IC1361, IC1362, IC1363, IC1359, IC1379, IC1377, IC1380, IC1375, IC1376, IC1372, IC1374, IC1378, IC1373, IC1382, IC1390, IC1400, IC1408, IC1406, IC1409, IC1394, IC1403, IC1401, IC1405, IC1407, IC1402, IC1404, IC1410, IC1412, IC1414, IC1417, IC1418, IC1421, IC1422, IC1423, IC1419, IC1420, IC1425, IC1426, IC1431, IC1424, IC1429, IC1427, IC1430, IC1428, IC1440, IC1441, IC1434, IC1435, IC1436, IC1437, IC1442, IC1443, IC1432, IC1433, IC1438, IC1439, IC1450, IC1446, IC1448, IC1368, IC1444, IC1445, IC1449, IC1462, IC1461, IC1469, IC1466, IC1467, IC1470, IC1473, IC1474, IC1475, IC1465, IC1453, IC1454, IC1460, IC1471, IC1472, IC1459, IC1463, IC1464, IC1455, IC1458, IC1451, IC1452, IC1456, IC1457, IC1478, IC1484, IC1485, IC1476, IC1477, IC1479, IC1483, IC1482, IC1489, IC1491, IC1492, IC1486, IC1496, IC1495, IC1507, IC1513, IC1505, IC1506, IC1512, IC1514, IC1510, IC1497, IC1499, IC1517, IC1518, IC1515, IC1516, IC1508, IC1501, IC1502, IC1503, IC1504, IC1500, IC1509, IC1498, IC1536, IC1532, IC1531, IC1533, IC1540, IC1538, IC1529, IC1541, IC1537, IC1539, IC1527, IC1526, IC1534, IC1535, IC1528, IC1530, IC1557, IC1556, IC1550, IC1553, IC1554, IC1552, IC1555, IC1551, IC1562, IC1563, IC1564, IC1566, IC1567, IC1568, IC1569, IC1570, IC1571, IC1565, IC1575, IC1558, IC1559, IC1560, IC1561, IC1574, IC1599, IC1603, IC1604, IC1605, IC1596, IC1618, IC1600, IC1601, IC1602, IC1606, IC1607, IC1608, IC1609, IC1610, IC1612, IC1613, IC1614, IC1615, IC1616, IC1617, IC1628, IC1621, IC1622, IC1623, IC1624, IC1625, IC1626, IC1627, IC1639, IC1637, IC1638, IC1629, IC1630, IC1640, IC1631, IC1632, IC1633, IC1634, IC1635, IC1636, IC1648, IC1642, IC1650, IC1644, IC1645, IC1646, IC1651, IC1652, IC1641, IC1643, IC1663, IC1654, IC1655, IC1660, IC1661, IC1662, IC1656, IC1657, IC1658, IC1659, IC1674, IC1666, IC1669, IC1673, IC1672, IC1670, IC1671, IC1675, IC1668, IC1686, IC1679, IC1680, IC1681, IC1682, IC1683, IC1694, IC1692, IC1693, IC1697, IC1698, IC1695, IC1696, IC1687, IC1688, IC1689, IC1690, IC1691, IC1701, IC1705, IC1704, IC1708, IC1707, IC1709, IC1710, IC1702, IC1703, IC1711, IC1712, IC1713, IC1714.

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1. Product Code: 0042-0000-CA. GTIN: 00813502011272. Serial Numbers: IC1324, IC1346, IC1480, IC1481, IC1543, IC1544, IC1572, IC1595, IC1598, IC1664, IC1665, IC1715. 2. Product Code: 0042-0000-EU. GTIN: 00813502011289. Serial Numbers: IC1217, IC1265, IC1275, IC1276, IC1288, IC1284, IC1301, IC1302, IC1304, IC1305, IC1344, IC1341, IC1343, IC1340, IC1345, IC1350, IC1347, IC1349, IC1383, IC1381, IC1384, IC1386, IC1393, IC1396, IC1397, IC1395, IC1413, IC1415, IC1411, IC1416, IC1490, IC1488, IC1522, IC1523, IC1524, IC1525, IC1547, IC1549, IC1546, IC1548, IC1578, IC1577, IC1579, IC1580, IC1594, IC1584, IC1590, IC1592, IC1591, IC1585, IC1588, IC1653, IC1676, IC1685, IC1684, IC1677, IC1678, IC1699, IC1700. 3. Product Code: 0042-0000-UK. GTIN: 00813502011296. Serial Numbers: IC1387, IC1389, IC1388, IC1519, IC1542, IC1545, IC1581, IC1582, IC1583, IC1573. 4. Product Code: 0042-0000-US. GTIN: 00813502010022. Serial Numbers: IC1004, IC1002, IC1001, IC1006, IC1007, IC1008, IC1014, IC1015, IC1017, IC1019, IC1024, IC1025, IC1028, IC1029, IC1026, IC1027, IC1033, IC1035, IC1031, IC1032, IC1036, IC1037, IC1038, IC1039, IC1041, IC1042, IC1044, IC1049, IC1043, IC1046, IC1053, IC1055, IC1052, IC1040, IC1030, IC1056, IC1047, IC1051, IC1050, IC1060, IC1061, IC1062, IC1064, IC1065, IC1066, IC1067, IC1074, IC1070, IC1071, IC1072, IC1073, IC1068, IC1069, IC1058, IC1075, IC1076, IC1077, IC1078, IC1079, IC1084, IC1085, IC1083, IC1080, IC1088, IC1086, IC1087, IC1081, IC1082, IC1100, IC1099, IC1093, IC1095, IC1089, IC1094, IC1096, IC1097, IC1106, IC1102, IC1105, IC1104, IC1108, IC1103, IC1107, IC1110, IC1115, IC1120, IC1111, IC1112, IC1114, IC1116, IC1117, IC1119, IC1133, IC1113, IC1132, IC1124, IC1134, IC1135, IC1136, IC1137, IC1138, IC1140, IC1141, IC1142, IC1139, IC1144, IC1143, IC1121, IC1122, IC1123, IC1147, IC1148, IC1145, IC1146, IC1149, IC1150, IC1151, IC1152, IC1153, IC1154, IC1157, IC1158, IC1159, IC1156, IC1162, IC1163, IC1164, IC1165, IC1166, IC1167, IC1168, IC1169, IC1170, IC1171, IC1174, IC1175, IC1172, IC1173, IC1178, IC1160, IC1176, IC1177, IC1179, IC1180, IC1181, IC1182, IC1186, IC1155, IC1183, IC1185, IC1184, IC1187, IC1191, IC1188, IC1189, IC1161, IC1190, IC1192, IC1193, IC1196, IC1219, IC1218, IC1194, IC1197, IC1198, IC1199, IC1213, IC1222, IC1226, IC1221, IC1225, IC1214, IC1220, IC1223, IC1224, IC1227, IC1211, IC1212, IC1208, IC1210, IC1215, IC1209, IC1202, IC1201, IC1200, IC1207, IC1203, IC1205, IC1206, IC1204, IC1235, IC1234, IC1228, IC1230, IC1231, IC1233, IC1229, IC1236, IC1237, IC1238, IC1239, IC1240, IC1242, IC1244, IC1245, IC1243, IC1250, IC1247, IC1258, IC1246, IC1251, IC1252, IC1254, IC1256, IC1257, IC1253, IC1255, IC1261, IC1264, IC1259, IC1262, IC1263, IC1269, IC1274, IC1272, IC1270, IC1271, IC1273, IC1291, IC1300, IC1296, IC1297, IC1289, IC1290, IC1293, IC1298, IC1299, IC1295, IC1292, IC1294, IC1306, IC1310, IC1309, IC1307, IC1311, IC1313, IC1314, IC1312, IC1315, IC1316, IC1317, IC1319, IC1321, IC1320, IC1322, IC1325, IC1331, IC1328, IC1330, IC1332, IC1326, IC1327, IC1333, IC1336, IC1329, IC1335, IC1342, IC1338, IC1339, IC1337, IC1334, IC1358, IC1356, IC1357, IC1353, IC1354, IC1355, IC1351, IC1352, IC1364, IC1365, IC1360, IC1361, IC1362, IC1363, IC1359, IC1379, IC1377, IC1380, IC1375, IC1376, IC1372, IC1374, IC1378, IC1373, IC1382, IC1390, IC1400, IC1408, IC1406, IC1409, IC1394, IC1403, IC1401, IC1405, IC1407, IC1402, IC1404, IC1410, IC1412, IC1414, IC1417, IC1418, IC1421, IC1422, IC1423, IC1419, IC1420, IC1425, IC1426, IC1431, IC1424, IC1429, IC1427, IC1430, IC1428, IC1440, IC1441, IC1434, IC1435, IC1436, IC1437, IC1442, IC1443, IC1432, IC1433, IC1438, IC1439, IC1450, IC1446, IC1448, IC1368, IC1444, IC1445, IC1449, IC1462, IC1461, IC1469, IC1466, IC1467, IC1470, IC1473, IC1474, IC1475, IC1465, IC1453, IC1454, IC1460, IC1471, IC1472, IC1459, IC1463, IC1464, IC1455, IC1458, IC1451, IC1452, IC1456, IC1457, IC1478, IC1484, IC1485, IC1476, IC1477, IC1479, IC1483, IC1482, IC1489, IC1491, IC1492, IC1486, IC1496, IC1495, IC1507, IC1513, IC1505, IC1506, IC1512, IC1514, IC1510, IC1497, IC1499, IC1517, IC1518, IC1515, IC1516, IC1508, IC1501, IC1502, IC1503, IC1504, IC1500, IC1509, IC1498, IC1536, IC1532, IC1531, IC1533, IC1540, IC1538, IC1529, IC1541, IC1537, IC1539, IC1527, IC1526, IC1534, IC1535, IC1528, IC1530, IC1557, IC1556, IC1550, IC1553, IC1554, IC1552, IC1555, IC1551, IC1562, IC1563, IC1564, IC1566, IC1567, IC1568, IC1569, IC1570, IC1571, IC1565, IC1575, IC1558, IC1559, IC1560, IC1561, IC1574, IC1599, IC1603, IC1604, IC1605, IC1596, IC1618, IC1600, IC1601, IC1602, IC1606, IC1607, IC1608, IC1609, IC1610, IC1612, IC1613, IC1614, IC1615, IC1616, IC1617, IC1628, IC1621, IC1622, IC1623, IC1624, IC1625, IC1626, IC1627, IC1639, IC1637, IC1638, IC1629, IC1630, IC1640, IC1631, IC1632, IC1633, IC1634, IC1635, IC1636, IC1648, IC1642, IC1650, IC1644, IC1645, IC1646, IC1651, IC1652, IC1641, IC1643, IC1663, IC1654, IC1655, IC1660, IC1661, IC1662, IC1656, IC1657, IC1658, IC1659, IC1674, IC1666, IC1669, IC1673, IC1672, IC1670, IC1671, IC1675, IC1668, IC1686, IC1679, IC1680, IC1681, IC1682, IC1683, IC1694, IC1692, IC1693, IC1697, IC1698, IC1695, IC1696, IC1687, IC1688, IC1689, IC1690, IC1691, IC1701, IC1705, IC1704, IC1708, IC1707, IC1709, IC1710, IC1702, IC1703, IC1711, IC1712, IC1713, IC1714.

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