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Atrieve™ Vascular Snare Kit 381003004Recalls & reported problems

Argon Medical Devices, Inc. · Atrieve™ Vascular Snare Kit 3.2F · Class 2

Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

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

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 20886333003970), received between Oct 11, 2021 and Jan 11, 2022 — classified as 2 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Detachment of Device or Device Component” (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 18, 2026.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Detachment of Device or Device Component1
  • Output Problem1
  • Physical Resistance/Sticking1

Patient problems

  • Insufficient Information1
  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • MalfunctionJan 11, 2022Physical Resistance/Sticking

    AFTER THE SNARE OF THE ATRIEVE CACHED THE TARGET FOREIGN OBJECT, THE SNARE AND THE FOREIGN OBJECT WERE NOT ABLE TO WITHDRAW INTO THE GUIDING CATHETER BECAUSE THE SHAFT DID NOT MOVE SMOOTHLY AND THERE WAS RESISTANCE DURING MANIPULATING THE SHAFT. THE UNIT WAS SWITCHED TO ANOTHER NEW ONE.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 13226023 ↗
  • MalfunctionOct 11, 2021Detachment of Device or Device Component; Output Problem

    DETACHMENT OF THE PLATINUM MAKER LOOP WAS REPORTED. DETAILS: THE ATIREVE WAS USED TO REMOVE A GUIDE WIRE LEFT IN LMT AT PCI PROCEDURE. THE DOCTOR TRIED TO REMOVE THE GUIDE WIRE BY ATRIEVE WITH A 6F GUIDING CATHETER SEVERAL TIMES. THEN AFTER THE ATRIEVE AND THE DELIVERY CATHETER WAS TAKEN OUT FROM THE 6F GUIDING CATHETER AND WHEN ANOTHER MEDICAL DEVICE WAS INSERTED TO THE GUIDING CATHETER, IT STUCK IN THE CATHETER. THE GUIDING CATHETER WAS CHECKED UNDER X-RAY, AND A BLACK OBJECT WAS CONFIRMED IN THE CATHETER. THE GUIDING CATHETER WAS REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT AND FOUND THAT THE OBJECT STUCK IN THE CATHETER WAS THE PLATINUM MARKER LOOP OF THE ATRIEVE DELIVERY CATHETER. THE PLATINUM LOOP WAS REMOVED FROM THE GUIDING CATHETER THEN THE PROCEDURE WAS CARRIED ON AND COMPLETED. THE DETACHED PLATINUM LOOP WAS NOT RETURNED ONLY THE SNARE AND THE DELIVERY CATHETER WAS RETURNED, HOWEVER, A PHOTO WAS PROVIDED. THE CUSTOMER WANTS TO KNOW THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE DETACHMENT OF THE LOOP. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: THE COMPLAINT LOT NUMBER WAS PURCHASED BY COSMOTEC FROM ARGON DIRECTLY.

    Patient problems: Insufficient Information

    MAUDE report 12603198 ↗

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