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PMA · Approved

Recalled · 2009

Abiomed BVS (R) 5000 BI-Ventricular Support System

P900023PMAApproved Nov 20, 1992959-day reviewClass IIIRecalls 3

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Abiomed Cardiovascular, Inc. · DSQ Ventricular (Assist) Bypass

Approved on Nov 20, 1992 through premarket approval, which rests on the device’s own clinical evidence after a 959-day review. It has been recalled 3 times.

Decided
Nov 20, 1992
Review
959 days
Class
Class III
Product code
DSQ
Recalls
3

PMA approvals rest on their own clinical evidence and do not claim a predicate, so this family tree starts here.

P900023 has 49 supplements since 1993: changes to the approved device, its labelling or its manufacturing, each approved separately.

PMA supplements approved per year

1993: 51994: 51995: 41996: 51997: 41998: 31999: 22000: 42001: 22003: 32004: 22005: 22006: 12007: 32008: 12009: 22012: 1
1993high 5 (1993) · low 0 (2002)2012
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YearSupplements approved
19935
19945
19954
19965
19974
19983
19992
20004
20012
20033
20042
20052
20061
20073
20081
20092
20121
FIG. 1 — Supplements to P900023, 1993–2012Source: FDA PMA database

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Does it have a predicate?

PMA decisions do not claim a predicate device.

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Dec 16, 2009Not classifiedZ-0824-2010Process controlConsole shut down with no audible alarm
Apr 23, 2009Not classifiedZ-1931-2009Device DesigniPulse Console SC1035 displayed a "Low Pressure / Low Flow" alarm and stopped pumping during patient transport in battery operation.
Aug 19, 2003Not classifiedZ-1222-03OtherBi-Ventricular support system may switch to battery when primary voltage (AC) is available

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

How does its category compare?

All DSQ devices

DSQ Ventricular (Assist) Bypass: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · DSQ

50in 2025

2007: 72008: 52009: 92010: 122011: 42012: 202013: 362014: 302015: 242016: 372017: 362018: 352019: 342020: 482021: 382022: 332023: 482024: 612025: 502026 (partial year): 46
2007high 61 (2024) · low 4 (2011)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DSQ

Too few DSQ 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · DSQ

4in 2025

2007: 42008: 12009: 42010: 12012: 12016: 2, 2 Class I2018: 32019: 12020: 1, 1 Class I2021: 12022: 112023: 92024: 1, 1 Class I2025: 42026 (partial year): 4
2007high 11 (2022) · low 0 (2011)2026

Class I (4 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · DSQ

10,419in 2025

2007: 2242008: 2642009: 5292010: 6872011: 1,0822012: 2,1202013: 2,9412014: 3,9032015: 6,7712016: 7,1902017: 9,0552018: 12,6602019: 20,2162020: 14,2392021: 15,7662022: 15,9942023: 13,0552024: 13,0462025: 10,419
2007high 20,216 (2019) · low 224 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DSQ, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20077—4224
20085—1264
20099—4529
201012—1687
20114—01,082
201220—12,120
201336—02,941
201430—03,903
201524—06,771
201637—2 (2)7,190
201736—09,055
201835—312,660
201934—120,216
202048—1 (1)14,239
202138—115,766
202233—1115,994
202348—913,055
202461—1 (1)13,046
202550—410,419
202646—4—
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510(k) Report. “P900023: Abiomed BVS (R) 5000 BI-Ventricular Support System.” Lineage record from FDA PMA data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/P900023

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