Johnson & Johnson (Abiomed)
Robot types: Automation operator. Risk band: High RobotRisk index 50.5/100 (severity- and time-weighted incidents) · ranked 3 of 40 among Other companies with incidents (142 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. 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
Products and robot types
Industries: Other
Risk is scored per product and robot type: each incident is attributed to the product it names, or to the company's matching robot type.
| Robot type | Share of company risk | Rank within type |
|---|---|---|
| Automation operator | 100% | 2 of 28 |
Incident timeline
Comparisons over time
Per-type breakdown
| Incident type | Unique incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| malfunction | 1 | 100% |
Unique incident list
1 unique incident on file for this company.
| Sev | Date | Type | Location | Incident | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S5 | ~May 2026 | malfunction | USA | FDA 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
| Sev | Date | Supporting source row | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| S5 | ~May 2026 | FDA warns on J&J Abiomed Automated Impella Controllers after death linked to software error | MassDevice |
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