VIA Microcatheter VIA-33-133-01-MVI2Recalls & reported problems
Microvention, Inc. · VIA 33 Microcatheter · Class 2
All models of VIA Microcatheter (10)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 2
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00842429106433), received between Feb 2, 2023 and Dec 14, 2023 — classified as 2 deaths.
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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem2
Patient problems
- Hemorrhage/Blood Loss/Bleeding1
- Perforation of Vessels1
- Ruptured Aneurysm1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
DeathDec 14, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED STATED THAT "THE PATIENT EXPIRED THE DAY AFTER THE PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2023 AND IT WAS REPORTED THIS WAS DUE TO ANEURYSM RUPTURE, BLEED.¿
Patient problems: Hemorrhage/Blood Loss/Bleeding; Ruptured Aneurysm
MAUDE report 18333074 ↗DeathFeb 2, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THE COMPANY RECEIVED A REPORT REGARDING A PROCEDURE IN WHICH A WEB DEVICE WAS PLANNED TO BE USED, BUT WAS NEVER UTILIZED DUE TO INTERVENING PATIENT COMPLICATIONS. ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, A WEB DEVICE WAS PLANNED TO BE USED FOR THE TREATMENT OF PERICALLOSAL/ACOMM WITH AZYGOS A1 ANEURYSM. THE PHYSICIAN EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY GETTING THE VIA-33 CATHETER BEYOND THE RIGHT ICA TERMINUS INTO A1. AFTER TWO FAILED ATTEMPTS, ANGIOGRAPHY REVEALED BLEEDING IN THE SUBARACHNOID SPACE. A BALLOON WAS PREPPED AND UTILIZED TO HELP STOP THE BLEED, AND AFTER NOTING THE BLEED CONTINUED, THE CASE WAS ABORTED AND AN EXTERNAL VENTRICULAR DRAIN (EVD) WAS PLACED. THE REPORTED CAUSE OF THE EVENT WAS A COMBINATION OF VESSEL TORTUOSITY AND FRAGILE BLOOD VESSELS. IT WAS LATER REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT PASSED AWAY LATER AT UNKNOWN DATE.
Patient problems: Perforation of Vessels
MAUDE report 16286146 ↗
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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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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