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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

Nov 2023: 0 reportsDec 2023: 0 reportsJan 2024: 0 reportsFeb 2024: 0 reportsMar 2024: 0 reportsApr 2024: 0 reportsMay 2024: 1 reportsJun 2024: 0 reportsJul 2024: 0 reportsAug 2024: 0 reportsSep 2024: 0 reportsOct 2024: 0 reportsNov 2024: 0 reportsDec 2024: 0 reportsJan 2025: 0 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. 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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