Microcatheter SURMC135Recalls & reported problems
Creagh Medical Limited · The Surmodics Microcatheter is a sterile, single use, percutaneous device intended to provide support to facilitate the placement of guidewires in the coronary and peripheral vasculature. Additionally, the microcatheter can be used for contrast media injection. The catheter is a single-lumen microcatheter with a 1.9 Fr distal outer diameter, a 2.6 Fr proximal outer diameter and is compatible with a 0.014” guidewire. The proximal end of the catheter shaft has a larger inner diameter, outer diameter and wall thickness and tapers to the distal end. The catheter is available in lengths of 135 cm and 150 cm in length to facilitate access to various target sites. · Class 2
Data updated Oct 16, 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 05391525782942), received between Jun 23, 2021 and Jun 23, 2021 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Material Separation” (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 16, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Material Separation1
Patient problems
- Insufficient Information1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionJun 23, 2021Material Separation; Material Separation
DEVICE DETACHMENT, THE TIP DETACHED FROM THE CATHETER. THE TIP OF THE CATHETER FRACTURED OFF WHILE TRYING TO ADVANCE IN A DIFFICULT LESION.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 12051035 ↗
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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 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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