TheraSphere Y90 Glass Microspheres 16.5 GBq (US Commercial) OTT-SPE-FP-700 (990700.SPE)Recalls & reported problems
Biocompatibles Uk Ltd · TheraSphere Yttrium-90 Glass Microspheres 16.5 GBq Dose (US Commercial) · Class 3 · Implant
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- 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 05060116921649), received between Nov 6, 2025 and Nov 6, 2025 — classified as 1 injury.
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
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
Patient problems
- Inflammation1
- Nausea1
- Ulcer1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryNov 6, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED NAUSEA REQUIRING PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION THAT WAS CAUSAL TO THE THERASPHERE DEVICE.THE SUBJECT WAS ENROLLED INTO THE STUDY ON (b)(6) 2025. PRE-TREATMENT MACROAGGREGATED ALBUMIN (MAA) IMAGING DOCUMENTED A SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER PERFUSION OF MAA ON TUMORS. LUNG SHUNT CALCULATION WAS 5.45 %. ON (b)(6) 2025, THE TREATMENT WITH THERASPHERE WAS PERFORMED. THERASPHERE WAS ADMINISTERED TO THE LOBAR AND SELECTIVE(S) THROUGH FEMORAL ARTERY. 3 DOSE VIALS WERE ADMINISTERED. TOTAL ADMINISTERED ACTIVITY WAS 4.17 GBQ. POST TREATMENT DOSIMETRY DOCUMENTED AVID UPTAKE IN ALL LESIONS. LUNG DOSE CALCULATION WAS 11.4.ON (b)(6) 2025, 2 DAYS FOLLOWING THERASPHERE ADMINISTRATION, THE SUBJECT WAS NOTED WITH NAUSEA. THE NAUSEA WAS MEDICALLY TREATED WITH PROCHLORPERAZINE (COMPAZINE) (10 MG/ORAL/EVERY 6 HOURS AS NEEDED). NO ACTION WAS TAKEN WITH REGARDS TO THE STUDY TREATMENT.IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT ON (b)(6) 2025, 43 DAYS POST THE THERASPHERE ADMINISTRATION THE SUBJECT WAS NOTED WITH DUODENITIS AND DUODENAL ULCERS. DUODENITIS WAS MEDICALLY TREATED WITH BISMUTH SUBSALICYLATE (524MG/FOUR TIMES A DAY) AND DUODENAL ULCERS WERE TREATED WITH TETRACYCLINE (500 MG/
Patient problems: Inflammation; Nausea; Ulcer
MAUDE report 23490814 ↗
Other Microspheres Radionuclide devices
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- TheraSphere Administration Set 990226.SPEBiocompatibles Uk Ltd · Microspheres Radionuclide1 recall3 reports
- TheraSphere Y90 Glass Microspheres 3 GBq 990700.SPEBiocompatibles Uk Ltd · Microspheres Radionuclide5 deaths19 reports
- TheraSphere Y90 Glass Microspheres 3.0 GBq (US Commercial) OTT-SPE-FP-700 (990700.SPE)Biocompatibles Uk Ltd · Microspheres Radionuclide13 reports
- SIR-Spheres microspheres SIR-Y001Sirtex Medical Inc. · Microspheres Radionuclide4 deaths11 reports
- TheraSphere Y90 Glass Microspheres 5 GBq 990700.SPEBiocompatibles Uk Ltd · Microspheres Radionuclide1 death8 reports
- TheraSphere Y90 Glass Microspheres 4.0 GBq 990700.SPEBiocompatibles Uk Ltd · Microspheres Radionuclide2 deaths7 reports
- TheraSphere Y90 Glass Microspheres 3.5 GBq 990700.SPEBiocompatibles Uk Ltd · Microspheres Radionuclide1 death6 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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