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GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo BXB052902ARecalls & reported problems

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All models of GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo (111)

Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

1 open recall names this device. See the recall details and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider.

Adverse event reports
1
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
1
Recalls naming it
1

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00733132658305), received between Jan 27, 2025 and Jan 27, 2025 — classified as 1 injury.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Complete Blockage” (1 report).

1 FDA recall record name this device's identifier, 1 still open.

1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (P160021); they may or may not involve this specific model.

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

Nov 2023: 0 reportsDec 2023: 0 reportsJan 2024: 0 reportsFeb 2024: 0 reportsMar 2024: 0 reportsApr 2024: 0 reportsMay 2024: 0 reportsJun 2024: 0 reportsJul 2024: 0 reportsAug 2024: 0 reportsSep 2024: 0 reportsOct 2024: 0 reportsNov 2024: 0 reportsDec 2024: 0 reportsJan 2025: 1 reportsFeb 2025: 0 reportsMar 2025: 0 reportsApr 2025: 0 reportsMay 2025: 0 reportsJun 2025: 0 reportsJul 2025: 0 reportsAug 2025: 0 reportsSep 2025: 0 reportsOct 2025: 0 reportsNov 2025: 0 reportsDec 2025: 0 reportsJan 2026: 0 reportsFeb 2026: 0 reportsMar 2026: 0 reportsApr 2026: 0 reportsMay 2026: 0 reportsJun 2026: 0 reportsJul 2026: 0 reportsAug 2026: 0 reportsSep 2026: 0 reportsOct 2026: 0 reports2024202520261
Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Recalls naming this device

  1. Jul 1, 2024Class IIOpen, Classified

    Due to packaging defects, sterility assurance and heparin activity may be compromised.

    Z-2945-2024 · Root cause: Package design/selection · Recall details · FDA record ↗

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Complete Blockage1

Patient problems

  • Obstruction/Occlusion1

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryJan 27, 2025Complete Blockage; Complete Blockage

    THE FOLLOWING WAS RECEIVED FROM A STUDY: ON (B)(6) 2023, A STUDY PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH A GORE® EXCLUDER® THORACOABDOMINAL BRANCH ENDOPROSTHESIS (TAMBE DEVICE) FOR AORTIC ANEURYSM TREATMENT. DURING THIS PROCEDURE, GORE® VIABAHN® VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS WERE USED AS BRANCH DEVICES IN THE VISCERAL ARTERIES. TWO VBX DEVICES WERE IMPLANTED IN THE LEFT ARTERY DURING THE INDEX PROCEDURE. ON (B)(6) 2024, STENOSIS WAS OBSERVED IN THE LEFT RENAL ARTERY. ON (B)(6) 2024, BALLOON ANGIOPLASTY AND AN ADDITIONAL VBX DEVICE WAS IMPLANTED IN THE LEFT RENAL ARTERY. AS REPORTED, THE REINTERVENTION WAS PERFORMED TO PREVENT EVENTUAL LOSS OF PATENCY. AT THE PATIENT'S 12 MONTH FOLLOW-UP, CTA IMAGING AND OBSERVATION NOTED THE LEFT RENAL ARTERY SIDE BRANCH COMPONENTS HAD LOST PATENCY. IT WAS ASSUMED ALL THREE VBX DEVICES WERE OCCLUDED. NO INTERVENTION WAS PERFORMED OR PLANNED AT THIS TIME.

    Patient problems: Obstruction/Occlusion

    MAUDE report 21244640 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under P160021. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

  • Z-0077-2022 · Sep 7, 2021 · Open, Classified
    Heparin, GORE VIABAHN VBX, BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROTHESIS, REF BXAL085902E, 8 MM X 59 MM 8 Fr, LARGE BALLOON EXPANDLBE, Nominal Stent Diameter 8 mm, Max Post-Dilated Stent Diame

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