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Fortrex™ A35HPV05080080Recalls & reported problems

Covidien LP · PTA A35HPV05080080 FORTREX V02 · Class 2

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Data updated Oct 16, 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 00763000105891), received between Feb 9, 2021 and Feb 9, 2021 — classified as 1 injury.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Burst Container or Vessel” (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.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Burst Container or Vessel1
  • Entrapment of Device1

Patient problems

  • Embolism/Embolus1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • InjuryFeb 9, 2021Burst Container or Vessel; Entrapment of Device; Burst Container or Vessel; Entrapment of Device

    PHYSICIAN USED A FORTREX HP BALLOON DURING AN ANGIOPLASTY PROCEDURE. IT IS REPORTED THE BALLOON WAS INFLATED TO RBP AND A RUPTURE OCCURRED. THE BALLOON IS REPORTED TO HAVE SHEARED. PARTIAL BALLOON EMBOLIZATION OCCURRED, AND THE PHYSICIAN WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE THE ENTIRE BALLOON FROM THE ACCESS. THE PATIENT WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR SURGICAL INTERVENTION. NO FURTHER INJURY REPORTED.

    Patient problems: Embolism/Embolus

    MAUDE report 11300142 ↗

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