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Gelsoft Plus™ 634006PRecalls & reported problems

Vascutek Ltd · Gelsoft Plus Gelatin Impregnated Knitted Vascular Prosthesis STRAIGHT · Class 2 · Implant

Adverse event reports
1
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
1
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 05037881115177), received between Aug 15, 2022 and Aug 15, 2022 — classified as 1 injury.

1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K162803, K955230); 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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1

Patient problems

  • Unspecified Infection1

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryAug 15, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    THIS EVENT WAS REPORTED VIA VASCUTEK LTD'S PANTHER STUDY PROGRAMME AS FOLLOWS: WOUND INFECTION WAS DETECTED AT THE GROIN AREA - BYPASS TUNNEL INFECTION AND THIGH INFECTION (DISTALLY). THE GELSOFT PLUS STRAIGHT VASCULAR PROSTHESIS WAS IMPLANTED ON (B)(6) 2022. ON (B)(6) 2022 A WOUND INFECTION OF THE GROIN WAS DETECTED - BYPASS TUNNEL AND THIGH (DISTALLY) WAS DETECTED. THIS EVENT WAS REPORTED AS RELATED TO THE PROCEDURE AND DEVICE AND POSSIBLY RELATED TO A PATIENT PRE-EXISTING CONDITION. FOUR WOUND REVISION/IRRIGATION PROCEDURES WAS PERFORMED. THE WOUND WAS TREATED WITH NEGATIVE WOUND THERAPY (OVER 14 DAYS).

    Patient problems: Unspecified Infection

    MAUDE report 15223752 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K162803, K955230. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

  • Z-2542-2021 · Jul 8, 2021 · Terminated
    The 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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Sources: FDA GUDID, MAUDE and Medical Device Recalls via openFDA. openFDA data is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.