Prelude® 10884450614959Recalls & reported problems
Merit Medical Systems, Inc. · Class 2
All models of Prelude (22)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 3
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10884450614959), received between Oct 18, 2023 and Oct 24, 2023 — classified as 1 injury, 2 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fracture” (3 reports).
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
- Fracture3
- Material Separation1
Patient problems
- Foreign Body In Patient2
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
Recent adverse event reports
The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionOct 24, 2023Fracture; Material Separation; Fracture; Material Separation
THE CUSTOMER REPORTS THE HUB OF THE DILATOR SNAPPED OFF AND THE BODY REMAINED IN PATIENT, BUT THE PHYSICIAN WAS ABLE TO CATCH AND REMOVE IT. NO PATIENT HARM WAS NOTED ON THIS CASE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18000172 ↗MalfunctionOct 18, 2023Fracture; Fracture
THE CUSTOMER REPORTS THE HUB OF THE DILATOR SNAPPED OFF AND THE BODY REMAINED IN PATIENT, BUT THE PHYSICIAN WAS ABLE TO CATCH AND REMOVE IT. NO PATIENT HARM WAS NOTED ON THIS CASE.
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient
MAUDE report 17957991 ↗InjuryOct 18, 2023Fracture; Fracture
THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT A PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED AFTER A RADIAL CATH PROCEDURE. THE PATIENT EXPRESSED THAT THEY WERE EXPERIENCING SEVERE ARM PAIN AND THE PHYSICIAN REASSURED THEM THAT ARM PAIN WAS NORMAL POST PROCEDURE. THE PATIENT LATER PRESENTED THE ARM PAIN TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND IMAGING WAS DONE WHICH REVEALED A FOREIGN BODY. THE PATIENT WAS THEN TAKEN INTO THE OPERATING ROOM WHERE THE PORTION OF A PRELUDE DILATOR WAS REMOVED.
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient
MAUDE report 17957978 ↗
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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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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