ALN Optional Vena Cava Filter - Jugular Approach with Hook FJ.HOOKRecalls & reported problems
A.L.N. · The device is an Optional Vena Cava Filter - Jugular Kit with Hook. It consists of a nine legs 316L stainless steel filter with a hook at the apex supplied with a delivery kit including a puncture needle, a J guidewire, a 7F introduction sheath, a dilatator and a pusher catheter. The filter is pre-packaged in a filter holder designed to facilitate the insertion of the filter in the introducer sheath. · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 03760017680059), received between Aug 28, 2020 and Aug 28, 2020 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Insufficient Device Problem Information” (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 18, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Insufficient Device Problem Information1
Patient problems
- No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionAug 28, 2020Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
INFERIOR VENA CAVA FILTER WAS NOTED TO BE FRACTURED WITH A PIECE OF THE RIGHT LATERAL FILTER LEG EMBEDDED IN THE SOFT TISSUE SURROUNDING THE INFERIOR VENA CAVA - THIS WAS FOUND DURING A PROCEDURE TO REMOVE THE FILTER. THE PIECE WAS LEFT EMBEDDED WITHIN THE PATIENT (RISK OF REMOVAL OUTWEIGHS BENEFIT).
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 10464093 ↗
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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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