Gelweave™ 73241088/8Recalls & reported problems
Vascutek Ltd · Gelweave Gelatin Impregnated Woven Vascular Prosthesis 4 BRANCH PLEXUS · Class 2 · Implant
All models of Gelweave (47)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 1
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 05037881106328), received between Sep 19, 2019 and Sep 19, 2019 — classified as 1 death.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Insufficient Device Problem Information” (1 report).
1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K090987, K162794); they may or may not involve this specific model.
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
- Blood Loss1
- Death1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
DeathSep 19, 2019Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
ON (B)(6) 2019, THE PHYSICIAN CARRIED OUT AN IMPLANTATION USING GELWEAVE PLEXUS GRAFT AND ST JUDE VALSALVA FOR BENTALL AND TOTAL ARCH SURGERY. 6 DAYS POST-OP ((B)(6) 2019) IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PATIENT WAS BLEEDING - APPROXIMATELY 2 LITRES OF BLOOD HAD BEEN DRAINED FROM PATIENT. THE PHYSICIAN RE-OPENED THE PATIENT ON (B)(6) 2019 PHYSICIAN FOUND THAT THE PATIENT HAD BLEEDING AROUND THE BRANCHES OF THE GELWEAVE PLEXUS GRAFT. THE PHYSICIAN APPLIED BIO GLUE TO STOP THE BLEEDING UNSUCCESSFULLY. 4 HOURS LATER ON THE MORNING OF THURSDAY (B)(6) THE PATIENT DIED. A SHORT VIDEO OF THE REINTERVENTION WAS PROVIDED SHOWING BLEEDING AROUND THE GRAFT.
Patient problems: Blood Loss; Death
MAUDE report 9085631 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K090987, K162794. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-2542-2021 · Jul 8, 2021 · TerminatedThe Instructions for Use (IFU) for: Gelsoft Plus Bifurcate, Gelsoft Plus Ax-Fem, GelsoftPlus ERS Ax-Fem, Gelweave Straight, Gelweave Trifurcate, Gelweave Ant-Flo, and Gelweave Val
Other PROSTHESIS, VASCULAR GRAFT, OF 6MM AND GREATER DIAMETER devices
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- FLIXENE SLIDER GDS 25058Atrium Medical Corporation · PROSTHESIS, VASCULAR GRAFT, OF 6MM AND GREATER DIAMETER1 recall13 reports
- ADVANTA SLIDER GDS 22114Atrium Medical Corporation · PROSTHESIS, VASCULAR GRAFT, OF 6MM AND GREATER DIAMETER1 recall11 reports
- Cardioroot HEWROOT0032Intervascular Sas · Prosthesis, Vascular Graft, Of 6mm And Greater Diameter1 recall2 deaths10 reports
- FLIXENE SLIDER GDS 25129Atrium Medical Corporation · PROSTHESIS, VASCULAR GRAFT, OF 6MM AND GREATER DIAMETER1 recall9 reports
- ADVANTA SLIDER GDS 22222Atrium Medical Corporation · PROSTHESIS, VASCULAR GRAFT, OF 6MM AND GREATER DIAMETER1 recall8 reports
- FLIXENE SLIDER GDS 25137Atrium Medical Corporation · PROSTHESIS, VASCULAR GRAFT, OF 6MM AND GREATER DIAMETER1 recall8 reports
- FLIXENE SLIDER GDS 25138Atrium Medical Corporation · PROSTHESIS, VASCULAR GRAFT, OF 6MM AND GREATER DIAMETER1 recall7 reports
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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