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NA 405154Recalls & reported problems

St. Jude Medical, Inc. · Peel-Away Introducer · Class 2

Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
2
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
2
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 05415067041210), received between Feb 8, 2023 and Oct 12, 2023 — classified as 2 injuries.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Difficult to Insert” (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.

Reports received per month

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Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
  • Difficult to Insert1
  • Material Too Rigid or Stiff1

Patient problems

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
  • Pneumothorax1

Recent adverse event reports

The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryOct 12, 2023Difficult to Insert; Material Too Rigid or Stiff; Difficult to Insert; Material Too Rigid or Stiff

    DURING THE IMPLANT PROCEDURE, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE GUIDEWIRE INCLUDED IN THE PACKAGE WAS TOO HARD AND STIFF TO STRAIGHTEN THE J END OF THE GUIDEWIRE RESULTING IN THE GUIDEWIRE BEING DIFFICULT TO INSERT INTO THE CEPHALIC VEIN. AN ADDITIONAL PUNCTURE SITE IN THE SUBCLAVIAN VEIN WAS DONE AS A WAY OF ACCESS WITH THE SAME SHEATH AND GUIDEWIRE WITH NO ADVERSE PATIENT CONSEQUENCES.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 17920898 ↗
  • InjuryFeb 8, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    A PNEUMOTHORAX OCCURRED DURING THE PROCEDURE WITHOUT CONSEQUENCES. TWENTY FOUR HOURS FOLLOWING THE IMPLANT PROCEDURE, PRIOR TO DISCHARGE THE XRAY IMAGES SHOWED A SMALL PNEUMOTHORAX WITH NO INTERVENTION NEEDED. THERE WERE NO PERFORMANCE ISSUES WITH ANY ABBOTT DEVICES.

    Patient problems: Pneumothorax

    MAUDE report 16328638 ↗

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