PINNACLE RSS701Recalls & reported problems
Terumo Medical Corporation · PINNACLE Introducer Sheath · Class 2
All models of PINNACLE (35)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 3
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00389701007267), received between Jun 13, 2019 and Jan 12, 2024 — classified as 1 injury, 2 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (1 report).
Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break1
- Detachment of Device or Device Component1
- Leak/Splash1
Patient problems
- Blood Loss1
- Foreign Body In Patient1
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
Recent adverse event reports
The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionJan 12, 2024Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component
THE USER FACILITY REPORTED THAT THE 7FR PINNACLE WAS INSERTED INTO THE PATIENTS RIGHT JUGULAR VEIN ON (B)(6) 2023 AND WAS THEN REMOVED IN THE CATH LAB ON (B)(6) 2023. WHEN THEY WERE REMOVING THE DRESSING OFF OF THE PATIENT/PINNACLE SHEATH THEY NOTICED THE SIDE ARM OF THE SHEATH WAS NO LONGER CONNECTED TO THE SHEATH. THERE WAS A PACEMAKER WIRE IN THE SHEATH, THIS WAS BLOCKING FLOW OUT OF THE SHEATH, PREVENTING ANY BLOOD LOSS. THE PATIENT WAS STABLE. THERE WAS NO BLOOD LOSS. THE REPORTED EVENT DID NOT RESULT IN PATIENT INJURY AND/OR REQUIRE MEDICAL OR SURGICAL INTERVENTION.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18509140 ↗InjuryNov 20, 2023Break; Break
TERUMO MEDICAL RECEIVED AN FDA MEDWATCH REPORT #MW5146665. THE EVENT DESCRIPTION STATES THAT "THIRTY DAYS POST ABLATION PROCEDURE A 7 CM RETAINED SHEATH WAS REMOVED FROM PATIENT GROIN." THERE WAS A FOREIGN BODY IN THE PATIENT. THE DEVICE WAS EMBEDDED IN TISSUE OR PLAQUE.
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient
MAUDE report 18172629 ↗MalfunctionJun 13, 2019Leak/Splash; Leak/Splash
THE USER FACILITY REPORTED THAT THE VALVE ON THE IK DEVICE LEAKED AFTER INSERTION OF THE J WIRE. THE BLOOD LOSS WAS LESS THAN 250CC. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED TO BE IN STABLE CONDITION. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED ON MAY 21, 2019. THE PROCEDURE BEING PERFORMED WAS A TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT. THE ENGAGED SHEATH WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A NEW SHEATH.
Patient problems: Blood Loss
MAUDE report 8695123 ↗
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Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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