Impress® 00884450023181Recalls & reported problems
Merit Medical Systems, Inc. · Class 2
All models of Impress (145)
Data updated Oct 16, 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 00884450023181), received between Jul 1, 2020 and Sep 2, 2020 — classified as 1 injury, 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fracture” (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 16, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Fracture2
- Material Separation2
Patient problems
- No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient2
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionSep 2, 2020Fracture; Material Separation; Fracture; Material Separation
THE ACCOUNT ALLEGES THAT DURING AN AORTIC [AAA] [EVAR] REPAIR THE TIP DETACHED. THE UNIT WAS USED FOR A STENT-GRAFT PROCEDURE. AFTER THE USE OF THE CATHETER, IT WAS PULLED OUT FROM THE PATIENT. HOWEVER, THE BLACK TIP IMMEDIATELY DETACHED AFTER WITHDRAWAL FROM THE PATIENT OUTSIDE THE BODY. NO FRAGMENT REMAINED IN THE PATIENT. NO PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 10483305 ↗InjuryJul 1, 2020Fracture; Material Separation; Fracture; Material Separation
THE ACCOUNT ALLEGES THAT DURING AN INTERVENTIONAL PERIPHERAL VASCULAR PROCEDURE, THE CATHETER TIP DETACHED WITHIN THE PATIENT. THE PHYSICIAN HAD SUCCESSFULLY ACQUIRED LEFT RETROGRADE FEMORAL ARTERY ACCESS WITH THE 4F 100CM CATHETER. DURING CATHETER MANIPULATIONS UNDER FLUOROSCOPY, OVER A STIFF GUIDEWIRE AT THE PATIENT'S AORTIC BIFURCATION, THE CATHETER TIP DETACHED. SECONDARY ACCESS FROM THE PATIENT'S RIGHT FEMORAL ARTERY WITH A 6F SHEATH WAS ACQUIRED. THE PHYSICIAN WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY REMOVE THE FOREIGN BODY FROM THE PATIENT'S AORTIC BIFURCATION VIA THE RIGHT FEMORAL ARTERY WITH A VASCULAR SNARE DEVICE. NO ADDITIONAL CONSEQUENCES TO REPORT.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 10221202 ↗
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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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