| Catalog Number |
1000080 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Ischemia (1942)
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| Date of Event |
03/23/2026
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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This report is being submitted pursuant to the provisions of 21 cfr, part 803.This report may be based on information which has not been investigated or verified prior to the required reporting date.This report does not reflect a conclusion by abiomed inc, or its employees that the report constitutes an admission that the product, abiomed inc, or its employees caused or contributed to the potential event described in this report.If information is obtained that was not available for the initial report, a follow-up report will be filed as appropriate.
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Event or Problem Description
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Clinical narrative: an impella cp device was inserted via the left femoral artery in a 26-year-old female patient presenting with acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock (ami/cgs), scai shock stage e.The patient¿s comorbidities were unknown.During support, the patient was noted to have loss of distal pulses in the accessed limb.The patient survived to explant.The reported ischemia requiring surgical intervention is consistent with access-related complications associated with large-bore femoral arterial cannulation and may be influenced by severe cardiogenic shock physiology, low cardiac output, vasoconstriction, and compromised peripheral perfusion.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Ppae (ischemia) : the root cause of the injury was unable to be determined due to insufficient clinical details.Additional information has been provided in h6 (component code, investigation findings, type of investigation, and investigation conclusions).
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