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Performa® 00884450000984Recalls & reported problems

Merit Medical Systems, Inc. · Class 2

All models of Performa (46)

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 00884450000984), received between Mar 21, 2023 and Mar 21, 2023 — classified as 1 injury.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fracture” (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

  • Fracture1
  • Material Separation1

Patient problems

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryMar 21, 2023Fracture; Material Separation; Fracture; Material Separation

    THE ACCOUNT ALLEGES THAT DURING A PERIPHERAL VASCULAR LOWER ABDOMINAL RUN-OFF/CROSSOVER ANGIOPLASTY PROCEDURE, THE CATHETER TIP DETACHED WITHIN THE PATIENT'S RIGHT LOWER LEG. THE PHYSICIAN HAD ACQUIRED LEFT RETROGRADE FEMORAL ARTERY ACCESS WITH A 6F SHEATH AND HAD NEGOTIATED THE PATIENT'S RIGHT ILIO-FEMORAL CONDUIT VIA CROSSOVER TECHNIQUE WITH A GUIDEWIRE AND A 5F PERFORMA IM CATHETER. DURING CATHETER MANIPULATIONS OTW, UNDER FLUOROSCOPY WITHIN THE PATIENT'S RIGHT PERIPHERAL VASCULAR SYSTEM, THE CATHETER TIP DETACHED. THE PHYSICIAN RETRIEVED THE FOREIGN BODY WITH A VASCULAR SNARE DEVICE SUCCESSFULLY EXTERNALIZING THE FOREIGN BODY AND LIBERATING THE VESSEL.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 16587528 ↗

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