Impress® 00884450024928Recalls & 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
- 4
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 4
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00884450024928), received between Sep 26, 2023 and Nov 20, 2023 — classified as 4 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fracture” (4 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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Fracture4
- Material Separation4
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions4
Recent adverse event reports
The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryNov 20, 2023Fracture; Material Separation; Fracture; Material Separation
THE ACCOUNT ALLEGES THAT TWO CATHETER TIPS DETACHED WITHIN THE PATIENT'S COMMON ILIAC ARTERIES DURING CATHETER EXCHANGES. THE PROCEDURE WAS AN INFRARENAL AORTIC ANEURYSM REPAIR WITH NOTED TORTUOUS LEFT COMMON ILIAC ARTERY AND CALCIFIED RIGHT CFA BILATERAL ACCESS SITE. THE RIGHT ACCESS WIRE WAS EXCHANGED [OTW] FOR A STIFF GUIDEWIRE DURING THE PROCEDURE AND WHEN THE CATHETER WAS WITHDRAWN, THE CATHETER TIP BECAME STUCK AND DETACHED. THE LEFT GUIDEWIRE WAS ALSO EXCHANGED [OTW] FOR A STIFF HYDROPHILIC WIRE DURING THE PROCEDURE AND WHEN THE SECOND CATHETER WAS WITHDRAWN, THE CATHETER TIP BECAME STUCK AND DETACHED AS WELL. BOTH FOREIGN BODIES WERE SUCCESSFULLY SNARED AND REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT WITH NO ADDITIONAL CONSEQUENCES TO REPORT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18178464 ↗InjuryNov 20, 2023Fracture; Material Separation; Fracture; Material Separation
THE ACCOUNT ALLEGES THAT TWO CATHETER TIPS DETACHED WITHIN THE PATIENT'S COMMON ILIAC ARTERIES DURING CATHETER EXCHANGES. THE PROCEDURE WAS AN INFRARENAL AORTIC ANEURYSM REPAIR WITH NOTED TORTUOUS LEFT COMMON ILIAC ARTERY AND CALCIFIED RIGHT CFA BILATERAL ACCESS SITE. THE RIGHT ACCESS WIRE WAS EXCHANGED [OTW] FOR A STIFF GUIDEWIRE DURING THE PROCEDURE AND WHEN THE CATHETER WAS WITHDRAWN, THE CATHETER TIP BECAME STUCK AND DETACHED. THE LEFT GUIDEWIRE WAS ALSO EXCHANGED [OTW] FOR A STIFF HYDROPHILIC WIRE DURING THE PROCEDURE AND WHEN THE SECOND CATHETER WAS WITHDRAWN, THE CATHETER TIP BECAME STUCK AND DETACHED AS WELL. BOTH FOREIGN BODIES WERE SUCCESSFULLY SNARED AND REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT WITH NO ADDITIONAL CONSEQUENCES TO REPORT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18178463 ↗InjuryNov 15, 2023Fracture; Material Separation; Fracture; Material Separation
THE ACCOUNT ALLEGES THAT DURING AN INTERVENTIONAL PERIPHERAL VASCULAR PROCEDURE, A CATHETER TIP DETACHED WITHIN THE PATIENT. THE PHYSICIAN USED A VASCULAR SNARE DEVICE TO SUCCESSFULLY EXTERNALIZE THE FOREIGN BODY LIBERATING THE PATIENT'S VESSEL. NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT CONSEQUENCES TO REPORT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18143017 ↗InjurySep 26, 2023Fracture; Material Separation; Fracture; Material Separation
THE ACCOUNT ALLEGES THAT DURING AN INTERVENTIONAL PERIPHERIAL VASCULAR PROCEDURE, THE CATHETER TIP DETACHED AND REMAINED ON THE GUIDEWIRE.THE GIODEWORE AND CATHETER WERE REMOVED TOGETHER WITHOUT CONCEQUENCE TO THE PATIENT. A NEW CATHETER WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 17821691 ↗
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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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