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Paramount Mini GPS PMB8-6-14-80Recalls & reported problems

Covidien LP · Balloon-Expandable Biliary Stent System · Class 2 · Implant

Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
2
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
1
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00821684006573), received between Dec 7, 2018 and Mar 5, 2019 — classified as 1 injury, 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Dislodged or Dislocated” (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 18, 2026.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Device Dislodged or Dislocated1
  • Expiration Date Error1

Patient problems

  • No Consequences Or Impact To Patient1
  • Patient Problem/Medical Problem1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • InjuryMar 5, 2019Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PHYSICIAN WAS ATTEMPTING TO USE PARAMOUNT MINI STENT TO TREAT A RIGHT DISTAL LESION IN THE ILIAC ARTERY - COMMON OF A PATIENT IN A PROCEDURE. NO DAMAGE NOTED TO PACKAGING NOTED, NO ISSUES NOTED WHEN REMOVING THE DEVICES FROM THE HOOP/TRAY, DEVICES WAS PREPPED AS PER IFU. IT WAS REPORTED THAT ONE OF THE STENT¿S DISLODGEMENT OCCURRED DURING DELIVERY TO/AT LESION, IT JUST CAME LOOSE. THE DISLODGED SENT WAS REMOVED USING A SNARE. THE SECOND STENT DISLODGED BUT WAS AND FULLY EXPANDED IN THE EXTERNAL ILIAC ARTERY. THE DEVICES DID NOT PASS THROUGH A PREVIOUSLY-DEPLOYED STENT, RESISTANCE WAS NOT ENCOUNTERED WHEN ADVANCING THE DEVICES, EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS NOT USED. NO FURTHER PATIENT INJURY REPORTED FOR THIS EVENT.

    Patient problems: Patient Problem/Medical Problem

    MAUDE report 8389451 ↗
  • MalfunctionDec 7, 2018Expiration Date Error; Expiration Date Error

    IT WAS REPORTED AN EXPIRED PARAMOUNT MINI WAS IMPLANTED IN THE PATIENT¿S RENAL ARTERY AS THE DATING WASN¿T NOTICED. THE DEVICE WAS PREPPED WITHOUT ISSUE. THE STENT WAS DEPLOYED SUCCESSFULLY. NO ADVERSE EVENT REPORTED FOR THE PATIENT.

    Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

    MAUDE report 8141512 ↗

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