GORE-TEX Stretch Vascular Graft S46048Recalls & reported problems
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. · S 4-6MM X 48CM · Class 2 · Implant
All models of GORE-TEX Stretch Vascular Graft (10)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00733132611508), received between Sep 25, 2019 and Sep 25, 2019 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Insufficient Device Problem Information” (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 18, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Insufficient Device Problem Information1
Patient problems
- Abscess1
- Insufficient Information1
- Pain1
- Unspecified Infection1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjurySep 25, 2019Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
IT WAS REPORTED TO GORE THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT OPEN RIGHT INGUINAL HERNIA REPAIR ON (B)(6) 2000 WHEREBY A GORE-TEX® SOFT TISSUE PATCH WAS IMPLANTED. THE COMPLAINT ALLEGES THAT ON (B)(6) 2016, AN ADDITIONAL PROCEDURE OCCURRED WHEREBY THE GORE DEVICE WAS EXPLANTED. IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT ALLEGES THE FOLLOWING INJURIES: MULTIPLE ABSCESS DEVELOPED WITH SINUS TRACT, INCISION AND DRAINAGE NEEDED TO DRAIN AND EXCISE, PAIN, INFECTED MESH AND MESH REMOVAL. ADDITIONAL EVENT SPECIFIC INFORMATION WAS NOT PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Abscess; Insufficient Information; Pain; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 9120484 ↗
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- ADVANTA SLIDER GDS 22114Atrium Medical Corporation · PROSTHESIS, VASCULAR GRAFT, OF 6MM AND GREATER DIAMETER1 recall11 reports
- Cardioroot HEWROOT0032Intervascular Sas · Prosthesis, Vascular Graft, Of 6mm And Greater Diameter1 recall2 deaths10 reports
- FLIXENE SLIDER GDS 25129Atrium Medical Corporation · PROSTHESIS, VASCULAR GRAFT, OF 6MM AND GREATER DIAMETER1 recall9 reports
- ADVANTA SLIDER GDS 22222Atrium Medical Corporation · PROSTHESIS, VASCULAR GRAFT, OF 6MM AND GREATER DIAMETER1 recall8 reports
- FLIXENE SLIDER GDS 25137Atrium Medical Corporation · PROSTHESIS, VASCULAR GRAFT, OF 6MM AND GREATER DIAMETER1 recall8 reports
- FLIXENE SLIDER GDS 25138Atrium Medical Corporation · PROSTHESIS, VASCULAR GRAFT, OF 6MM AND GREATER DIAMETER1 recall7 reports
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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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