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CorVocet™ 00884450316412Recalls & reported problems

Merit Medical Systems, Inc. · Class 2

All models of CorVocet (62)

Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

1 open recall names this device. See the recall details and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider.

Adverse event reports
2
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
2
Recalls naming it
1

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00884450316412), received between May 11, 2022 and May 11, 2022 — classified as 2 injuries.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fracture” (2 reports).

1 FDA recall record name this device's identifier, 1 still open.

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 18, 2026.

Recalls naming this device

  1. Aug 3, 2022Class IIOpen, Classified

    Biopsy Systems have components that are misaligned due to an issue with the manufacturing assembly equipment, which may lead to the needle ejecting when triggered outside the body, which may result in user or patient needle stick injury.

    Z-0137-2023 · Root cause: Process change control · Recall details · FDA record ↗

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Fracture2
  • Material Separation2

Patient problems

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions2

Recent adverse event reports

The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryMay 11, 2022Fracture; Material Separation; Fracture; Material Separation

    THE ACCOUNT ALLEGES THAT DURING A KIDNEY BIOPSY PROCEDURE, THE BIOPSY DEVICE DETACHED AT THE BEVEL OF THE NEEDLE AND THE TIP REMAINED WITHIN THE PATIENT. THE PATIENT WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE OPERATING ROOM FOR REMOVAL OF THE DETACHED PORTION OF THE DEVICE.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 14365493 ↗
  • InjuryMay 11, 2022Fracture; Material Separation; Fracture; Material Separation

    THE ACCOUNT ALLEGES THAT DURING A LIVER BIOPSY PROCEDURE, THE BIOPSY DEVICE DETACHED AT THE BEVEL OF THE NEEDLE AND THE TIP REMAINED WITHIN THE PATIENT. THE PATIENT WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE OPERATING ROOM FOR REMOVAL OF THE DETACHED PORTION OF THE DEVICE.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 14365442 ↗

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