ARROW IABP Adverse Events: FDA MAUDE Data

TELEFLEX INCORPORATED · Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump System (IABP) · First cleared Oct 1998 · 235 device variants grouped

Total Reports

4,969

Reports (30d)

120

Active Signals

25

Open Recalls

34

Monthly Report Volume
Event Type Breakdown

Most commonly reported problems

1

Catheter Replacement After Inflation Issue

removed replaced, iab, catheter, condition reported, reported fine

67

reports

2

Pump Stopped During Patient Use

current, patient current, current condition, condition reported, reported fine

45

reports

3

Balloon Incomplete Inflation After Insertion

catheter, catheter patient, catheter inserted, fine catheter, reported fine

30

reports

4

Helium Leak Alarm After Catheter Insertion

helium, catheter, catheter inserted, inserted, reported fine

15

reports

5

Multiple Helium Loss Alarms

alarms, loss, helium, patient current, iab

15

reports

6

Unit Fails to Power Up

check cardiosave, check, routine, cardiosave intra, power

1

reports

Problem groupings are generated by Claripulse from report narrative text. They summarize what reporters wrote, not adjudicated root cause.

Active safety signals

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FDA recalls for this device

Class I

Apr 29, 2024 · Open, Classified

Teleflex received reports indicating an infrequent condition that, when not identified and corrected promptly, could result in serious health consequences. The issue may manifest as: -failure of the intra-aortic balloon to completely inflate over its full length -damaged or broken central lumen in the segment contained within the balloon -helium loss or blood in the helium pathway.

Class I

Apr 29, 2024 · Open, Classified

Teleflex received reports indicating an infrequent condition that, when not identified and corrected promptly, could result in serious health consequences. The issue may manifest as: -failure of the intra-aortic balloon to completely inflate over its full length -damaged or broken central lumen in the segment contained within the balloon -helium loss or blood in the helium pathway.

Class I

Apr 29, 2024 · Open, Classified

Teleflex received reports indicating an infrequent condition that, when not identified and corrected promptly, could result in serious health consequences. The issue may manifest as: -failure of the intra-aortic balloon to completely inflate over its full length -damaged or broken central lumen in the segment contained within the balloon -helium loss or blood in the helium pathway.

Class I

Oct 17, 2022 · Open, Classified

There is a potential issue with short battery run-times on the affected intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) devices.

Class I

Oct 17, 2022 · Open, Classified

There is a potential issue with short battery run-times on the affected intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) devices.

Class I

Oct 17, 2022 · Open, Classified

There is a potential issue with short battery run-times on the affected intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) devices.

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Disclaimer: This system analyzes publicly available FDA MAUDE data. It does NOT provide medical advice. MAUDE data is de-identified. Do not attempt re-identification. Report counts may differ from the FDA's MAUDE search due to processing cadence and deduplication. Data is updated weekly.