CorVocet™ 00884450333327Recalls & reported problems
Merit Medical Systems, Inc. · Class 2
All models of CorVocet (62)
Data updated Oct 18, 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 00884450333327), received between Aug 12, 2020 and Aug 12, 2020 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fracture” (1 report).
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.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Fracture1
- Material Fragmentation1
Patient problems
- Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque1
- Needle Stick/Puncture1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryAug 12, 2020Fracture; Material Fragmentation; Fracture; Material Fragmentation
THE ACCOUNT ALLEGES THAT THE BIOPSY DEVICE BROKE OFF AND THE TIP OF THE COAXIAL INTRODUCER REMAINED WITHIN THE PATIENT'S BODY DURING A BONE BIOPSY. THE SEPARATED PORTION WAS APPROX. 1 CM IN LENGTH AND IT REMAINED IN THE BODY. SECONDARY PROCEDURE IS REQUIRED FOR THE REMAINDER, ALTHOUGH IT HAS NOT BEEN SCHEDULED YET. THE CONDITION OF THE PATIENT HAS NOT BEEN CHANGED AFTER THE EVENT, EXCEPT FOR THE TIP DETACHMENT ITSELF.
Patient problems: Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque; Needle Stick/Puncture
MAUDE report 10398856 ↗
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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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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