DuraSheath Introducer Sheath System 6F, 45cm, straigthRecalls & reported problems
Contract Medical International GmbH · Introducer Sheath System containing One (1) introducer Sheath with haemostasis valve and One (1) dilator. · Class 2
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 04251244500160), received between Feb 6, 2020 and Feb 6, 2020 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Difficult to Remove” (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
- Difficult to Remove1
- Entrapment of Device1
Patient problems
- Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionFeb 6, 2020Entrapment of Device; Difficult to Remove; Entrapment of Device; Difficult to Remove
THE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION OF THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED THROUGH THE COMPLAINT NOTIFICATION FORM: "DURING THROMBOSUCTION PROCEDURE SHEATH BLOCKED AND THEY COULD NOT RETRIEVE IT. THEN IT BROKE DURING FIRM RETRIEVING AND THE BRAIDING CAME ALL OVER THE 0.035 WIRE AS SPIRAL. ONE PART WAS LEFT BEHIND IN THE PATIENT AND WENT TO THE OR." THE PATIENT HAD TO WENT TO THE OPERATIONAL ROOM WHERE OPERATOR CUT DOWN OF THE GROIN. IN THE PROCEDURE WAS INVOLVED OTHER MEDICAL DEVICE: JETI THROMBOSUCTION DEVICE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED BY THE DISTRIBUTOR ON 17.01.2020: "THE VASCULAR SURGEON MADE A SMALL CUT IN THE GROIN AND THEN THE REST OF THE SHEATH CAME OUT VERY EASY. PATIENT IS DOING WELL. THE SUCTION CATHETER WAS STOCKED IN DURASHEATH AND EVERYTHING HAS TO COME OUT IN THE HOPE TO PLACE A 7FR. DURASHEATH INSTEAD."
Patient problems: Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque
MAUDE report 9675210 ↗
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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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