EOPA™ 77518Recalls & reported problems
Medtronic, Inc. · CANNULA 77518 EOPA BLUNT NONVENT 18FR · Class 2
All models of EOPA (28)
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 20763000135533), received between Dec 11, 2024 and Dec 11, 2024 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Mechanical Problem” (1 report).
6 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K031037); 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. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Mechanical Problem1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionDec 11, 2024Mechanical Problem; Mechanical Problem
MEDTRONIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT PRIOR TO USE OF A EOPA ARTERIAL CANNULA, IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHEN PREPARING THE CANNULA FOR USE, THE WHITE PLASTIC STYLET WAS LOOSE AND WOULD PUSH BACKWARDS RATHER THAN LOCKING INTO THE CANNULA. THE DEVICE WAS REPLACED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT, SO NO ADVERSE EFFECT OCCURRED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED STATED THAT NO DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO THE REPORTED DEVICE OR ANY OTHER CANNULA IN THE BOX.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20899977 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K031037. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-2809-2026 · Jun 24, 2026 · Open, ClassifiedEOPA Elongated One-Piece Arterial Cannula DIL TIP 22FR, intended for use with cardiopulmonary bypass as an arterial return cannula, Model Number 77722
- Z-2808-2026 · Jun 24, 2026 · Open, ClassifiedEOPA Elongated One-Piece Arterial Cannula DIL TIP 22FR, intended for use with cardiopulmonary bypass as an arterial return cannula, Model Number 77622
- Z-2806-2026 · Jun 24, 2026 · Open, ClassifiedEOPA Elongated One-Piece Arterial Cannula BLUNT 22FR, intended for use with cardiopulmonary bypass as an arterial return cannula, Model Number 77422
- Z-2807-2026 · Jun 24, 2026 · Open, ClassifiedEOPA Elongated One-Piece Arterial Cannula BLUNT 22FR, intended for use with cardiopulmonary bypass as an arterial return cannula, Model Number 77522
- Z-0985-2025 · Dec 12, 2024 · Open, ClassifiedEOPA Arterial Cannula, Model Numbers 77422 (22 Fr) and 77418 (18 Fr)
- Z-2420-2015 · Jul 24, 2015 · TerminatedMedtronic EOPA Arterial Cannula, Model # 77620. Lot: 2015060544 intended to deliver oxygenated blood to the heart during cardiopulmonary bypass procedures for up to 6 hours in du
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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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