HeartSpan® 00884450263150Recalls & reported problems
Merit Medical · Class 2
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 00884450263150), received between Nov 16, 2022 and Nov 16, 2022 — 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. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
Patient problems
- Vascular Dissection1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryNov 16, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THE ACCOUNT ALLEGES THAT DURING A PROCEDURE, THE CLINICIAN HAD INTENDED TO PUNCTURE THE SEPTUM BUT HAD INADVERTENTLY PUNCTURED THE AORTA INSTEAD. THE PATIENT REQUIRED SURGICAL TREATMENT. THE CLINICIAN STATED THERE WAS NO DEVICE FAILURE AND THAT IT WAS SOLELY DUE TO USE ERROR. NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT CONSEQUENCE TO REPORT.
Patient problems: Vascular Dissection
MAUDE report 15811217 ↗
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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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