ERIC Retrieval Device ER176044-USRecalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00810170018862), received between Apr 7, 2023 and Nov 6, 2025 — classified as 2 injuries, 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Material Separation” (2 reports).

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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.

Recalls naming this device

1. Aug 5, 2024Open, Classified

   Due to Retrieval Device product labels stating the incorrect expiration dates that (5 years instead of 3 years) which extends beyond their true expiration date.

   Z-3157-2024 · Root cause: Under Investigation by firm · FDA record ↗

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• InjuryNov 6, 2025Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  NO NEW INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23490940 ↗
• InjuryOct 17, 2024Material Separation; Material Separation

  AS REPORTED: AN ERIC HAD BROKEN AND WAS IN THE PATIENT WHILE A PHYSICIAN WAS ATTEMPTING A STROKE THROMBECTOMY. FORTY-FIVE MINUTES LATER, THEY WERE STILL ATTEMPTING TO RETRIEVE THE ERIC WITH A NUMBER OF DEVICES: STENTRIEVERS, SNARES, ETC. IT TOOK THEM OVER AN HOUR, BUT EVENTUALLY, THE PHYSICIAN WAS ABLE TO USE A NON-MVI CLOT RETRIEVER TO EXTRACT THE ERIC. THE PHYSICIAN USED NUMEROUS RETRIEVAL ATTEMPTS TO EVENTUALLY GET THE ERIC OUT OF THE VESSEL. UPON PHYSICAL INSPECTION, IT APPEARS THE ERIC SHEARED OFF AT THE JOINT WHERE THE PUSHER WIRE IS CONNECTED TO THE ERIC CAGES. VESSEL WAS TORTUOUS. THE NON-MVI CLOT RETRIEVER THAT WAS USED TO CAPTURE THE ERIC IS STILL ENTWINED. THE PHYSICIAN SAID IT WAS A DISTAL M1 BORDERING M2. UNSURE ON CLOT TYPE AS THEY WERE UNABLE TO EXTRACT THE OCCLUSION. THERE WAS ONE PASS PRIOR TO EVENT. PATIENT WAS SENT TO NEURO ICU. THEY WERE UNABLE TO REMOVE OCCLUSION.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 20476931 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 7, 2023Retraction Problem; Material Separation; Retraction Problem; Material Separation

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING TREATING A RIGHT M1 STROKE WITH A CLOT RETRIEVER. A MICROCATHETER AND A GUIDE CATHETER WERE USED. AFTER THE FIRST PASS OF THE ERIC THE TECH CLEANED IT AND TRIED PULLING IT BACK THROUGH GUIDE CATHETER, EXPERIENCED FRICTION, AND THE DEVICE COULD NOT BE RETRACTED. THE ENTIRE SYSTEM WAS REMOVED AND THE CASE WAS COMPLETED. THE PHYSICIAN TRIED TO PULL THE CLOT RETRIEVER THROUGH THE GUIDE CATHETER ON THE BACK TABLE AND THE WIRE SEPARATED FROM THE DEVICE. THERE WAS NO REPORTED HARM OR INJURY TO THE PATIENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16700707 ↗