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Johnson & Johnson (Abiomed)

Products: automation-operator. Risk band: High   RobotRisk index 50.8/100 (severity- and time-weighted incidents) · ranked 6 of 45 among Other companies with incidents (53 tracked).

Analyst brief

Johnson & Johnson (Abiomed)'s record consists of a single entry: a May 21, 2026 FDA warning concerning Abiomed Automated Impella Controllers following a death linked to a software error, rated severity 5, the maximum in this dataset. Johnson & Johnson (Abiomed)'s index of 50.8 ranks 6 of 45 companies in Other with incident history. The record is regulator-driven, originating from an FDA warning tied to a software malfunction in a life-support medical device, rather than a pattern of repeated incidents. With a single row on file, the severity is high but the record does not establish frequency or trajectory.

Risk index

50.8/100RobotRisk index
23.5/100Median index across the 45 Other companies with incident history (53 tracked, 8 with none)
6 of 45Rank in Other (of 45 with incident history)
HighRisk band

Incident timeline

Comparisons over time

Per-type breakdown

Incident typeUnique incidentsShare
malfunction1100%

Unique incident list

1 unique incident on file for this company.

SevDateTypeLocationIncidentSource
S5~May 2026 malfunction USAFDA warns on J&J Abiomed Automated Impella Controllers after death linked to software error MassDevice
S5 ~May 2026 · malfunction · FDA warns on J&J Abiomed Automated Impella Controllers after death linked to software error
USA1 supporting source rowmedium confidence
SevDateSupporting source rowSource
S5~May 2026FDA warns on J&J Abiomed Automated Impella Controllers after death linked to software errorMassDevice

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