Co-Axial Introducer Needle MCXS1815BPRecalls & reported problems
Argon Medical Devices, Inc. · Co-Axial Introducer Needle 17ga x 11.8cm · Class 2
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00886333002405), received between Dec 1, 2023 and Sep 17, 2024 — classified as 1 injury, 1 malfunction.
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
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem2
Patient problems
- Pneumothorax2
- Hemoptysis1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjurySep 17, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THE REPORTER INDICATED "THE PATIENT UNDERWENT CT GUIDED RIGHT LUNG BIOPSY SURGERY, AND 3 BIOPSIES WERE TAKEN. THE PATIENT DEVELOPED HEMOPTYSIS, AND CT RE EXAMINATION SHOWED SIGNIFICANT PNEUMOTHORAX."
Patient problems: Hemoptysis; Pneumothorax
MAUDE report 20241166 ↗MalfunctionDec 1, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A PUNCTURE BIOPSY OF THE LEFT LUNG MASS. AFTER THE SURGERY, THE PATIENT'S VITAL SIGNS WERE STABLE AND THEY FELT A SLIGHT SUFFOCATION. THE NEXT DAY, A CHEST X-RAY WAS REVIEWED TO REPORT LEFT PNEUMOTHORAX, AND THE PATIENT AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS WERE COMMUNICATED ABOUT THE CONDITION. IF THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED COMPLICATIONS AFTER THE PUNCTURE SURGERY, A CLOSED THORACIC DRAINAGE SURGERY WAS PERFORMED, AND THE PATIENT'S SUFFOCATION SYMPTOMS WERE RELIEVED AFTER THE SURGERY.
Patient problems: Pneumothorax
MAUDE report 18253172 ↗
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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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