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Impress® 00884450661529Recalls & reported problems

Merit Medical Systems, Inc. · Class 2

All models of Impress (145)

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

Adverse event reports
3
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
2
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00884450661529), received between May 21, 2025 and Aug 27, 2025 — classified as 2 injuries, 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fracture” (3 reports).

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.

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: 0 reportsNov 2024: 0 reportsDec 2024: 0 reportsJan 2025: 0 reportsFeb 2025: 0 reportsMar 2025: 0 reportsApr 2025: 0 reportsMay 2025: 1 reportsJun 2025: 0 reportsJul 2025: 1 reportsAug 2025: 1 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

  • Fracture3
  • Break2
  • Material Integrity Problem1

Patient problems

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions2
  • Foreign Body In Patient1

Recent adverse event reports

The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryAug 27, 2025Break; Fracture; Material Integrity Problem; Break; Fracture; Material Integrity Problem

    THE ACCOUNT ALLEGES THAT DURING A UTERINE FIBROID EMBOLIZATION PROCEDURE, WHILE PERFORMING SELECTIVE CATHETERIZATION OF THE INTERNAL BRANCH OF THE RIGHT UTERINE ARTERY, THE DISTAL PART OF THE CATHETER DETACHED. THE DISTAL FRAGMENT THEN MIGRATED TOWARD THE FEMORAL SEGMENT, MAKING IT NECESSARY TO PERFORM ARTERIAL DISSECTION TO REMOVE THE FOREIGN BODY. ENDOVASCULAR REMOVAL WITH THE DEVICE IN A LOOP WAS NOT POSSIBLE.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 22909976 ↗
  • MalfunctionJul 16, 2025Break; Fracture; Break; Fracture

    THE ACCOUNT ALLEGES THAT THE CATHETER WAS BROKEN PRIOR TO OPENING THE PACKAGE. NO PATIENT HARM OR INJURY.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 22522717 ↗
  • InjuryMay 21, 2025Fracture; Fracture

    THE ACCOUNT ALLEGES THE BLACK TIP PORTION OF THE CATHETER CAME APART FROM THE PURPLE CATHETER BODY IN A PATIENT. THE PORTION THAT BROKE OFF WAS ABLE TO BE RETRIEVED FROM THE PATIENT.

    Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient

    MAUDE report 22061189 ↗

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