Q Distal Access Catheter Q3-36163Recalls & reported problems
Mivi Neurovascular · The MIVI Q Catheter is a single-lumen, variable stiffness catheter with radiopaque markers on the distal and proximal end of the catheter portion for angiographic visualization. The catheter shaft has a hydrophilic coating. The proximal portion of the catheter is a stainless-steel control wire. · Class 2
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI B293Q3361630), received between Nov 9, 2022 and Nov 9, 2022 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Use of Device Problem” (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
- Use of Device Problem1
Patient problems
- Intracranial Hemorrhage1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryNov 9, 2022Use of Device Problem; Use of Device Problem
PATIENT ARRIVED WITH A CTA SHOWING A LEFT M2 OCCLUSION. IV THROMBOLYTIC WAS ADMINISTERED. ANGIOGRAM DEMONSTRATED THE CLOT MIGRATED TO M3. NEURON MAX, PHENOM 27, ARISTOLE 18 AND Q CATHETER WAS USED FOR ASPIRATION. A Q4 CATHETER WAS USED FIRST. THE Q4 CATHETER APPEARED TO BE OVERSIZED. AS THE MICROSYSTEM WAS REMOVED, THE Q4 PROLAPSED TO MAIN BRANCH AND LURCHED FORWARD. ASPIRATION WAS PERFORMED IN THE MAIN TRUNK. THE Q4 CATHETER WAS REPLACED WITH Q3 CATHETER. DUE TO PATIENT MOVEMENT A NEW DSA WAS REQUIRED. AN ANGIOGRAM WAS PERFORMED THROUGH THE Q3 CATHETER. THE ANGIOGRAM PUSHED CONTRAST INTO THE INFARCTED AREA. PATIENT HAD A HEMORRHAGIC CONVERSION DUE TO FORCEFUL INJECTION. THE CONVERSION REQUIRING HEMICRANIECTOMY AFTER THE PROCEDURE. PATIENT SHOWED FUNCTIONAL RECOVERY.
Patient problems: Intracranial Hemorrhage
MAUDE report 15759928 ↗
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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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