AERO® 00884450030813Recalls & reported problems
Merit Medical Systems, Inc. · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00884450030813), received between Aug 26, 2020 and Mar 1, 2022 — classified as 2 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Material Separation” (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
- Material Separation2
- Fracture1
- Material Fragmentation1
- Migration1
Patient problems
- Foreign Body In Patient1
- No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMar 1, 2022Fracture; Material Separation; Fracture; Material Separation
THE ACCOUNT ALLEGES THAT DURING AN ESOPHOGEAL STENT REPLACEMENT DUE TO A DEVELOPED FISTULA OF AN INTRINSIC TUMOR, THE ORIGINAL STENT BROKE AS IT WAS BEING REMOVED. THE PROCEDURE WAS STOPPED AS THERE WAS A NEED TO GET CONSENT FROM THE PATIENT OR FAMILY FOR AN ESOPHOGEAL STENT AND THE PROCEDURE IS TO BE COMPLETED AT A LATER DATE.
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient
MAUDE report 13636442 ↗InjuryAug 26, 2020Material Fragmentation; Material Separation; Migration; Material Fragmentation; Material Separation; Migration
THE ACCOUNT ALLEGES THAT DURING A TRACHEOBRONCHIAL STENT REMOVAL PROCEDURE THE STENT FRAGMENTED WITHIN A MALE PATIENT. THE ORIGINAL STENT IMPLANT DATE WAS (B)(6) 2019. THE STENT PLACED FOR TRACHEAL STENOSIS DUE TO CANCER. NO DIFFICULTY OCCURRED DURING IMPLANTATION. THE STENT WAS SUCCESSFULLY PLACED UNDER X-RAY VISUALIZATION. NO ABNORMALITY WAS IDENTIFIED ON THE STENT POST PLACEMENT. THE STENT WAS PLACED WITHIN THE UPPER PORTION OF THE AIRWAY HOWEVER, IT MIGRATED DOWN TO THE VICINITY OF TRACHEAL BIFURCATION WITHIN A FEW DAYS AFTER THE PLACEMENT. THE STENT WAS PLACED FOR EXTRINSIC COMPRESSION. THE PHYSICIAN STATES THE STENT HAD PREVIOUSLY FRACTURED WITHIN THE PATIENT AND THE RETRIEVAL KNOT AT THE END OF THE STENT WAS PULLED, BUT ONLY A PIECE OF THE STENT WAS SUCCESSFULLY REMOVED WITHOUT RESISTANCE. THE PHYSICIAN GRASPED AS MANY OF THE STENTS SUPPORTING POINTS AS POSSIBLE WITH GRASPING FORCEPS. DURING THE REMOVAL PROCEDURE THE STENTS POLYURETHANE COVER HAD SPLIT AS WELL AND HAD OCCLUDED THE PATIENT'S TRACHEA, CAUSING A SERIOUS DECREASE IN SPO2 LEVELS. A FLEXIBLE SCOPE WAS FORCEFULLY INSERTED INTO THE PATIENT AND AIRWAY WAS CLEARED. AN INTRATRACHEAL INTUBATION TUBE WAS PLACED, AND THE
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 10457975 ↗
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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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