SCOUT Bx™ 00884450719596Recalls & reported problems
Merit Medical Systems, Inc. · Class 2
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00884450719596), received between Jan 20, 2026 and Jan 27, 2026 — classified as 2 malfunctions.
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
Most reported problems
Patient problems
- Foreign Body In Patient1
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionJan 27, 2026
PATIENT WAS HERE FOR A LEFT BREAST BIOPSY WITH A SAVI SCOUT PLACEMENT. BIOPSY WAS SUCCESSFUL. UPON DEPLOYING THE SAVI SCOUT AT 11:41 AM, IT WAS NOT DEFINITIVELY VISUALIZED WITH ULTRASOUND. MAMMO IMAGING CONFIRMED THAT THE SAVI SCOUT REFLECTOR WAS NOT PRESENT. PATIENT CAME BACK TO THE ULTRASOUND DEPT TO ATTEMPT ANOTHER SAVI SCOUT PLACEMENT. SECOND ATTEMPT WAS SUCCESSFUL. PATIENT RETURNED TO THE MAMMO DEPT FOR CONFIRMATION.
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient
MAUDE report 24188621 ↗MalfunctionJan 20, 2026
PATIENT WAS HERE FOR A LEFT BREAST BIOPSY WITH A SAVI SCOUT PLACEMENT. BIOPSY WAS SUCCESSFUL. UPON DEPLOYING THE SAVI SCOUT AT 11:41 AM, IT WAS NOT DEFINITIVELY VISUALIZED WITH ULTRASOUND. MAMMO IMAGING CONFIRMED THAT THE SAVI SCOUT REFLECTOR WAS NOT PRESENT. PATIENT CAME BACK TO THE ULTRASOUND DEPT TO ATTEMPT ANOTHER SAVI SCOUT PLACEMENT. SECOND ATTEMPT WAS SUCCESSFUL. PATIENT RETURNED TO THE MAMMO DEPT FOR CONFIRMATION.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24115046 ↗
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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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