Flexor G56229Recalls & reported problems
Cook Incorporated · Flexor, Check-Flo, Introducer Ansel Modification - with High-Flex Dilator and Hydrophilic Coating · Class 2
All models of Flexor (134)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00827002562295), received between Apr 22, 2015 and Apr 22, 2015 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Material Separation” (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 16, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Material Separation1
Patient problems
- Foreign body, removal of1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryApr 22, 2015Material Separation
A LEG ANGIOGRAM WAS BEING PERFORMED ON AN (B)(6) MALE PATIENT. THE DISTAL TIP OF THE SHEATH BECAME SEPARATED FROM THE MAIN SHEATH; HOWEVER, REMAINING CONNECTED VIA THE STAINLESS STEEL BRAIDING. THE PATIENT WAS SENT TO VASCULAR SURGERY TO REMOVE THE DISTAL TIP OF THE SHEATH THAT BECAME SEPARATED.
Patient problems: Foreign body, removal of
MAUDE report 4730779 ↗
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Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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