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Elation™ 00884450198056Recalls & reported problems

Merit Medical Systems, Inc. · Class 2

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 00884450198056), received between Oct 8, 2024 and Oct 8, 2024 — classified as 1 injury.

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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.

Reports received per month

Nov 2023: 0 reportsDec 2023: 0 reportsJan 2024: 0 reportsFeb 2024: 0 reportsMar 2024: 0 reportsApr 2024: 0 reportsMay 2024: 0 reportsJun 2024: 0 reportsJul 2024: 0 reportsAug 2024: 0 reportsSep 2024: 0 reportsOct 2024: 1 reportsNov 2024: 0 reportsDec 2024: 0 reportsJan 2025: 0 reportsFeb 2025: 0 reportsMar 2025: 0 reportsApr 2025: 0 reportsMay 2025: 0 reportsJun 2025: 0 reportsJul 2025: 0 reportsAug 2025: 0 reportsSep 2025: 0 reportsOct 2025: 0 reportsNov 2025: 0 reportsDec 2025: 0 reportsJan 2026: 0 reportsFeb 2026: 0 reportsMar 2026: 0 reportsApr 2026: 0 reportsMay 2026: 0 reportsJun 2026: 0 reportsJul 2026: 0 reportsAug 2026: 0 reportsSep 2026: 0 reportsOct 2026: 0 reports2024202520261
Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1

Patient problems

  • Cardiac Arrest1
  • Hemorrhage/Blood Loss/Bleeding1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • InjuryOct 8, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    THE CUSTOMER REPORTS THAT WHILE DILATING A STRICTURE LOCATED IN THE PATIENT'S LEFT MAIN BRONCHUS FOR POSSIBLE STENT PLACEMENT IN AN OLDER FEMALE PATIENT, A BLOOD VESSEL WAS PERFORATED AND THE PATIENT STARTED HEMORRHAGING PROFUSELY. A CODE WAS CALLED, AND LIFE-SAVING PROTOCOLS WERE INITIATED WITHOUT SUCCESS. THE PATIENT EXPIRED DUE TO EXTREME BLOOD LOSS/HEMORRHAGING SAME-DAY. THE BALLOON DILATATIONS STARTED AT 15ATMS. THE HIGHEST INFLATION/ATMS REACHED IS CURRENTLY UNKNOWN. THE PHYSICIAN STATED THE PATIENT WAS AT HIGH RISK DUE TO THE STAGE 4 LUNG CANCER DIAGNOSIS.

    Patient problems: Cardiac Arrest; Hemorrhage/Blood Loss/Bleeding

    MAUDE report 20404249 ↗

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Sources: FDA GUDID, MAUDE and Medical Device Recalls via openFDA. openFDA data is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.