GORE DrySeal Sheath SDV1828Recalls & reported problems
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. · SDV INTRODUCER SHEATH 18F · Class 2
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00733132612147), received between Sep 28, 2019 and May 1, 2026 — classified as 2 injuries.
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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
- Insufficient Device Problem Information1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
- No Code Available1
- Vascular Dissection1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMay 1, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THE FOLLOWING WAS REPORTED: ON (B)(6), 2026, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT OF A DISSECTION AT THE ABDOMINAL AORTA USING A GORE® EXCLUDER® THORACOABDOMINAL BRANCH ENDOPROSTHESIS (TAMBE) DEVICE SYSTEM. REPORTEDLY, DURING THE PROCEDURE, BETWEEN STENTING THE RIGHT AND LEFT RENAL ARTERIES, THE PATIENT DEVELOPED A DISSECTION THROUGHOUT THE THORACIC AORTA. THE CELIAC, SMA, AND RIGHT RENAL ARTERIES WERE ALL SUCCESSFULLY STENTED PRIOR TO THIS. THE PHYSICIANS ELECTED TO PLUG THE LEFT RENAL PORTAL AS THE LEFT RENAL ARTERY WAS NO LONGER FILLING. AN AORTIC EXTENDER WAS USED TO EXTEND THE TAMBE DEVICE DISTALLY AND SEAL IN THE PRIOR SURGICAL GRAFT. THE PROCEDURE WAS ABORTED, AND THE PATIENT WAS TAKEN FOR A STAT CT SCAN. THIS SHOWED A DISSECTION FROM THE LEVEL OF THE LEFT SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY EXTENDING THROUGH THE TAMBE TREATMENT ZONE. THE TAMBE DEVICE WAS ALSO COMPRESSED FROM THE FALSE LUMEN. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PHYSICIANS FELT THIS WAS LIKELY DUE TO TRAUMA FROM THE AXILLARY SHEATH, WHICH WAS A (B)(6). THE PATIENT WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE OR FOR OPEN SURGICAL REPAIR. THE PATIENT RESPONDED WELL TO THE FROZEN ELEPHANT TRUNK (FET) OPEN CONVERSION. THE TRUE LUMEN OPENED UP AND DISTAL PU
Patient problems: Vascular Dissection
MAUDE report 25061856 ↗InjurySep 28, 2019Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
IT WAS REPORTED TO GORE THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT LAPAROSCOPIC VENTRAL HERNIA REPAIR ON (B)(6) 2014 WHEREBY A GORE® DUALMESH® PLUS BIOMATERIAL WAS IMPLANTED. IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT ALLEGES THE FOLLOWING INJURIES: MESH BECAME LOOSE REQUIRING REVISION AND ADDITIONAL MESH (B)(6) 2017. ADDITIONAL EVENT SPECIFIC INFORMATION WAS NOT PROVIDED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions; No Code Available
MAUDE report 9132481 ↗
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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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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