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Impella cp

Official notice

20 Mar 2024

Last checked

20 Mar 2024

High riskHealth Canada
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An official Health Canada notice concerns Impella cp. There is a potential risk for unintentional interaction of the Impella motor housing with the distal stent of a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (tavr) resulting in destruction of the impeller blades. Recall start date: June 20, 2023 Published 2024-03-20.

What to do now

Contact the manufacturer if you require additional information.

Recall number

73890

Official notice

2024-03-20

The hazard

There is a potential risk for unintentional interaction of the Impella motor housing with the distal stent of a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (tavr) resulting in destruction of the impeller blades. Recall start date: June 20, 2023

How to check if you're affected

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Recall Numbers

73890

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Affected products

Product 1

Affected products - Impella Cp, Lot or serial number - All lots., `Model or catalogue number - 0048-0004

Product 2

Affected products - Impella Cp With Smart Assist, Lot or serial number - All lots., `Model or catalogue number - 0048-0044

Product 3

Affected products - Impella 5.0, Lot or serial number - All lots., `Model or catalogue number - 005064

Product 4

Affected products - Impella 5.5 with Smart Assist, Lot or serial number - All lots., `Model or catalogue number - 0550-0004

Risk / hazard

There is a potential risk for unintentional interaction of the Impella motor housing with the distal stent of a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (tavr) resulting in destruction of the impeller blades. Recall start date: June 20, 2023

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected vehicles were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Brand

Abiomed, Impella Cp

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Abiomed, Impella Cp.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

HEALTH

Classification

Type I

App estimate

high

Recall details

Recall number

73890

Classification

Type I

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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