COVERA AVSL06060Recalls & reported problems
Angiomed GmbH & Co. Medizintechnik KG · COVERA™ Vascular Covered Stent 6 mm x 60 mm (120 cm delivery catheter) (straight) · Class 3 · Implant
All models of COVERA (65)
Data updated Oct 16, 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
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 1
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 1
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00801741106644), received between Aug 22, 2022 and May 13, 2024 — classified as 1 death, 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Insufficient Device Problem Information” (1 report).
1 FDA recall record name this device's identifier, 1 still open.
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
Recalls naming this device
- Dec 22, 2022Open, Classified
An increase in the reported complaint rate for inability to deploy was identified and related to poor slide block bonding.
Z-1108-2023 · Root cause: Unknown/Undetermined by firm · Recall details · FDA record ↗
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Insufficient Device Problem Information1
- Loss of or Failure to Bond1
- Positioning Failure1
- Positioning Problem1
- Retraction Problem1
Patient problems
- Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available1
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionMay 13, 2024Positioning Problem; Positioning Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A STENT PLACEMENT PROCEDURE IN THE ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA VIA THE LEFT FOREARM, THE STENT ALLEGEDLY COULD NOT CROSS THE LESION. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING ANOTHER DEVICE. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 19296735 ↗DeathAug 22, 2022Loss of or Failure to Bond; Positioning Failure; Retraction Problem; Insufficient Device Problem Information; Loss of or Failure to Bond; Positioning Failure; Retraction Problem; Insufficient Device Problem Information
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING TWO STENT GRAFTS PLACEMENT PROCEDURE IN THE COMMON ILIAC ARTERIES, USING THE COVERED ENDOVASCULAR RECONSTRUCTION OF AORTIC BIFURCATION (CERAB) TECHNIQUE, THE FIRST STENT GRAFT WAS SUCCESSFULLY PLACED IN THE COMMON ILIAC; HOWEVER, DURING AN ATTEMPT TO IMPLANT THE SECOND STENT GRAFT, THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER (HCP) ALLEGEDLY EXPERIENCE RESISTANCE DURING DEPLOYMENT AND DECIDED TO REMOVE THE DELIVERY SYSTEM. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT AN ALLEGED RETRACTION PROBLEM OCCURRED RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF ACCESS SITE AS THE GUIDEWIRE/SHEATH/DEVICE WERE REMOVED AS A SINGLE UNIT. THE HCP THEN DECIDED TO HALT THE PROCEDURE AND PERFORMED A FEMORAL-FEMORAL BYPASS THE FOLLOWING DAY TO CONCLUDE TREATMENT. REPORTEDLY, THE PATIENT THEN HAD THREE MORE SURGERIES, WAS INTUBATED, APPROXIMATELY THREE DAYS LATER THE PATIENT EXPIRED. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE DEVICE RELATED ISSUES AND THE PATIENT IMPACT IS UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available
MAUDE report 15271852 ↗
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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 · each recall links to the FDA recall notice
- 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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