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HeartSpan® 00884450693704Recalls & reported problems

Merit Medical Systems, Inc. · Class 2

All models of HeartSpan (5)

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 00884450693704), received between Feb 4, 2025 and Feb 4, 2025 — classified as 1 injury.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Use of Device Problem” (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 16, 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: 1 reportsMar 2025: 0 reportsApr 2025: 0 reportsMay 2025: 0 reportsJun 2025: 0 reportsJul 2025: 0 reportsAug 2025: 0 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

  • Use of Device Problem1

Patient problems

  • Perforation1

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryFeb 4, 2025Use of Device Problem; Use of Device Problem

    THE ACCOUNT ALLEGES THAT DURING A STRUCTURAL HEART INTERVENTION [LAA] PROCEDURE, VESSEL TRAUMA OCCURRED. THE ACCOUNT BELIEVES THIS WAS DUE TO USE ERROR. THE OPERATOR HAD APPLIED TOO MUCH PRESSURE DURING THE PUNCTURE [TENTING] ULTIMATELY BREAKING THROUGH THE SEPTAL WALL WITH THE ACCESS SHEATH RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE ATRIAL ROOF. NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT CONSEQUENCE TO REPORT.

    Patient problems: Perforation

    MAUDE report 21304805 ↗

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