LifeStar® Vascular & Biliary Stent VIUS09060Recalls & reported problems
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. · LifeStar™ Vascular and Biliary Stent System 9 mm x 60 mm (80 cm delivery catheter) · Class 3 · Implant
All models of LifeStar Vascular & Biliary Stent (10)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 4
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 04049519005485), received between Feb 8, 2022 and Oct 30, 2025 — classified as 4 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Component Misassembled” (2 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
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Component Misassembled2
- Device Dislodged or Dislocated2
- Difficult to Advance1
- Material Deformation1
- Material Twisted/Bent1
- Misfire1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions4
Recent adverse event reports
The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionOct 30, 2025Misfire; Difficult to Advance; Misfire; Difficult to Advance
ON (B)(6) 2025, A PATIENT UNDERWENT A STENT PLACEMENT PROCEDURE USING A LIFESTAR VASCULAR STENT. DURING THE PROCEDURE, STENT DID NOT DEPLOY FULLY, ONLY PARTIALLY DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 23422339 ↗MalfunctionJun 24, 2025Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Component Misassembled; Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Component Misassembled
ON MAY-29-2025, A PATIENT UNDERWENT A STENT PLACEMENT PROCEDURE USING THE LIFESTAR VASCULAR STENT. DURING THE PROCEDURE ,IT CAME TO NOTICE THAT THE RADIOPAQUE MARKER WAS NOT IN THE CORRECT LOCATION ON THE CATHETER. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22319027 ↗MalfunctionJun 24, 2025Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Component Misassembled; Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Component Misassembled
ON (B)(6) 2025, A PATIENT UNDERWENT A STENT PLACEMENT PROCEDURE USING THE LIFESTAR VASCULAR STENT. DURING THE PROCEDURE, IT CAME TO NOTICE THAT THE RADIOPAQUE MARKER WAS NOT IN THE CORRECT LOCATION ON THE CATHETER. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22319001 ↗MalfunctionFeb 8, 2022Material Deformation; Material Twisted/Bent; Material Deformation; Material Twisted/Bent
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A STENT PLACEMENT PROCEDURE, THE DEVICE END ALLEGEDLY CURLED UP. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 13480639 ↗
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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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