MicroPlex VFC VFC030606-VRecalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00812636026190), received between Aug 8, 2017 and Nov 21, 2017 — classified as 1 injury, 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Detachment Of Device Component” (2 reports).

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

Recent adverse event reports

The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• InjuryNov 21, 2017Detachment Of Device Component; Difficult to Remove; Device-Device Incompatibility; Detachment Of Device Component; Difficult to Remove; Device-Device Incompatibility

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT AFTER HALF OF THE EMBOLIZATION COIL HAD BEEN PLACED IN THE ANEURYSM, THE DELIVERY PUSHER COULD NO LONGER ADVANCE. DURING THE ATTEMPT TO RETRACT THE COIL, THE COIL UNEXPECTEDLY DETACHED, LEAVING THE DISTAL END OF THE COIL IN THE ANEURYSM AND THE PROXIMAL PORTION OF THE COIL IN THE VESSEL. A GUIDEWIRE WAS USED TO CAPTURE THE COIL AND REMOVE IT FROM THE PATIENT. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY. THE PATIENT IS REPORTED TO BE FINE.

  Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

  MAUDE report 7051523 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 8, 2017Detachment Of Device Component; Detachment Of Device Component

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN EMBOLIZATION TREATMENT, THE COIL DID NOT ADVANCE IN THE MICROCATHETER. THE COIL UNEXPECTEDLY DETACHED IN THE BLOOD VESSEL AS IT WAS BEING WITHDRAWN. A SNARE DEVICE WAS USED TO RETRIEVE THE DETACHED COIL. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY. THE PATIENT IS REPORTED TO BE FINE.

  Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

  MAUDE report 6775627 ↗