29 results

• Impella Heart Pump Lawsuit Updated With New Allegations Over Perforated Left Ventricle

  October 16, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has tossed out a motion to partially dismiss an Impella heart pump wrongful death lawsuit after the plaintiff filed an amended complaint.

• Impella Heart Pump Lawsuit

  October 15, 2025

  Russell Maas

• Impella Heart Pump Cybersecurity Risks Result in FDA Recall Warning

  October 13, 2025

  Michael Adams

  Federal regulators have issued an early warning over a cybersecurity flaw in certain Automated Impella Controllers that, if exploited, could pose life-threatening risks to patients.

• Automated Impella Controller Warning Issued Due to Potential Cracks During Device Insertion, Removal

  September 24, 2025

  Michael Adams

  Amid ongoing Impella Heart Pump lawsuits, Abiomed has warned hospitals to pull certain controllers from use after safety issues were linked to risks of serious injury or death.

• Impella Heart Pump Controller Failure Linked to Patient Death, Resulting in FDA Warning

  August 28, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA has issued an early warning for Impella heart pump automated controllers due to out-of-specification capacitors that may cause them to fail.

• Abiomed Challenges Impella Blood Pump Class Action Claims

  August 5, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  The manufacturer is seeking the dismissal of an Impellla blood pump class action lawsuit alleging that a woman's husband died because the frequently recalled devices were defectively designed.

• Judge Rejects Lawsuit Over Impella Cardiac Device

  July 31, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  An Impella wrongful death lawsuit has been dismissed after a judge determined the case was not pled in a way that the plaintiff could win.

• Impella Heart Pump Controller Problems May Be Linked to 3 Deaths: FDA

  July 2, 2025

  Michael Adams

  Federal health officials are investigating reports that Abiomed’s Automated Impella Controller may fail to recognize connected heart pumps, a malfunction that has been linked to at least three patient deaths.

• Impella Pump Lawyers Involved in Class Action Lawsuit To Meet With Judge July 29

  June 25, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Lawyers will meet with a federal judge for the first time next month to brief the court on a recently-filed Impella class action lawsuit and how the litigation should proceed.

• Impella Pump Class Action Lawsuit Alleges Defects Caused Perforated Left Ventricle, Wrongful Death

  June 2, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A widow has filed an Impella heart pump class action lawsuit following the discovery that her husband's death was likely linked to the implant piercing his heart.