Fluency® Endovascular Stent Graft FEM14100Recalls & reported problems
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. · FLUENCY® PLUS Endovascular Stent Graft 13.5 mm x 100 mm (80 cm delivery system) · Class 3 · Implant
All models of Fluency Endovascular Stent Graft (51)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 5
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 5 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 04049519008714), received between Oct 14, 2015 and Jul 25, 2024 — classified as 5 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Positioning Failure” (5 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
- Positioning Failure5
- Misfire4
- Material Perforation1
- Retraction Problem1
Patient problems
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient3
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions2
Recent adverse event reports
The 5 most recent of 5 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionJul 25, 2024Positioning Failure; Retraction Problem; Misfire; Positioning Failure; Retraction Problem; Misfire
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A STENT GRAFT PLACEMENT PROCEDURE IN THE LEFT UPPER EXTREMITY BRACHIOCEPHALIC ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA, THE STENT ALLEGEDLY FAILED TO DEPLOY. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE THE SHEATH WAS PULLED BACK FOR ONLY ABOUT FIVE MILLIMETERS AND IT ALLEGEDLY GOT STUCK. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING ANOTHER DEVICE. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 19824508 ↗MalfunctionSep 21, 2021Positioning Failure; Misfire; Positioning Failure; Misfire
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A STENT PLACEMENT PROCEDURE THROUGH THE LEFT ARM FISTULA THROUGH A TORTUOUS PATHWAY, THE STENT ALLEGEDLY WOULD NOT DEPLOY. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING ANOTHER DEVICE. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 12505254 ↗MalfunctionJul 15, 2020Positioning Failure; Misfire; Positioning Failure; Misfire
THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES ONE MALFUNCTION. A REVIEW OF THE REPORTED INFORMATION INDICATED THAT MODEL FEM14100 ENDOVASCULAR STENT GRAFT ALLEGEDLY EXPERIENCED POSITIONING FAILURE. THIS INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM ONE SOURCE. THE EVENT INVOLVED A PATIENT WITH NO KNOWN IMPACT TO THE PATIENT. THE AGE, WEIGHT AND GENDER OF THE PATIENT WERE NOT PROVIDED.
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 10276625 ↗MalfunctionOct 29, 2018Positioning Failure; Misfire; Positioning Failure; Misfire
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE STENT GRAFT ALLEGEDLY DEPLOYED ABOUT 3-5% AND THEN WOULD NOT DEPLOY ANY FURTHER IN A SLIGHTLY TORTUOUS MID-FOREARM LESION. THE DELIVERY SYSTEM WAS REMOVED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPORTEDLY, ANOTHER STENT GRAFT WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 8016406 ↗MalfunctionOct 14, 2015Positioning Failure; Material Perforation
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING PLACEMENT IN THE CANNULATION ZONE OF AN A/V GRAFT, THE ENDOVASCULAR STENT GRAFT COULD NOT BE DEPLOYED. THE DELIVERY SYSTEM WAS RETRACTED WITHOUT DIFFICULTIES. ANOTHER STENT GRAFT WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE SUCCESSFULLY. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 5149451 ↗
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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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