Slip-Cath Beacon Tip G11992Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00827002119925), received between Feb 1, 2017 and Feb 1, 2017 — classified as 2 injuries.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Material Separation” (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 18, 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.

• InjuryFeb 1, 2017Material Separation; Material Separation

  DURING AN ANGIOGRAPHY PROCEDURE, WHEN ADVANCING THE CATHETER INTO THE CAROTID ARTERY, THE TIP BROKE FROM THE DEVICE. TO PREVENT POSSIBLE TIP TRANSLOCATION TO THE AORTA AND/OR CEREBRAL DAMAGE, THE DOCTORS INTERVENED. A MICRO 3FR PFM WAS UTILIZED TO REMOVE THE TIP. THE RETRIEVAL PROCESS LAST APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS, THE TIP WAS RETRIEVED. THE PATIENT REMAINED UNHARMED. NO ADDITIONAL DETAILS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.

  Patient problems: Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque

  MAUDE report 6294659 ↗
• InjuryFeb 1, 2017Migration or Expulsion of Device; Material Separation; Migration or Expulsion of Device; Material Separation

  IT WAS REPORTED, THAT DURING A TOCE PROCEDURE, UPON PUSHING THE COOK ANGIOGRAPHIC CATHETER TO THE ENTRY OF THE HEPATIC ARTERY, THE TIP SEPARATED, TRAVELED TO AORTA. THE CARDIOVASCULAR DOCTOR AND ON DUTY DOCTOR INTERVENED USING A PFM SNARE TO RETRIEVE THE TIP. HOWEVER DUE TO THE HIGH FLOW OF THE AORTA, THE SNARE WAS PUSHED UPWARD OF THE FLOW. THE RETRIEVAL PROCEDURE FOR THE TIP, TOOK HOURS TO COMPLETE. THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF TIME WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE TIP WAS REMOVED, NO FRAGMENTS REMAINED WITHIN THE PATIENT. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED.

  Patient problems: Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque

  MAUDE report 6294459 ↗