Aspira® 00884450394908Recalls & reported problems
Merit Medical Systems, Inc. · Class 2 · Implant
All models of Aspira (11)
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
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 1
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00884450394908), received between Mar 21, 2023 and Mar 21, 2023 — classified as 2 malfunctions.
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
- Apr 22, 2023Class IIOpen, Classified
There is a potential that valve assemblies will not open. preventing fluid from draining.
Z-1911-2023 · Root cause: Process control · Recall details · FDA record ↗
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Fracture2
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.
MalfunctionMar 21, 2023Fracture; Fracture
THE CUSTOMER REPORTS THAT WHEN THEY HOOK UP THE ADAPTERS IN THE KIT, THE FLUID WOULD NOT DRAIN. PHYSICIAN USED THE REPAIR KIT TO FIX THE DRAIN ISSUE. NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT CONSEQUENCES TO REPORT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 16587530 ↗MalfunctionMar 21, 2023Fracture; Fracture
THE CUSTOMER REPORTS THAT WHEN THEY HOOK UP THE ADAPTERS IN THE KIT, THE FLUID WOULD NOT DRAIN. PHYSICIAN USED THE REPAIR KIT TO FIX THE DRAIN ISSUE. NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT CONSEQUENCES TO REPORT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 16587527 ↗
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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 · each recall links to the FDA recall notice
- 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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