Vaxcel 45984Recalls & reported problems
Navilyst Medical, Inc. · Vaxcel Mini Stick Kit with Peelable Introducer Sheath Set, 5F x 10cm Dilator, and Radiopaque Tip · Class 2
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 M001459840), received between Nov 18, 2016 and Nov 18, 2016 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Detachment Of Device Component” (1 report).
1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K974640); 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.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Detachment Of Device Component1
Patient problems
- No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionNov 18, 2016Detachment Of Device Component; Detachment Of Device Component
AS REPORTED, DURING A CATHETER PLACEMENT PROCEDURE, BOTH TABS ON THE PEEL-AWAY INTRODUCER SNAPPED OFF, THUS IT COULD NOT BE SEPARATED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT. THE USED SHEATH HAS BEEN RETURNED FOR EVALUATION.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 6112421 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K974640. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-0759-04 · Mar 5, 2004 · TerminatedVAXCEL MINI-STICK COAXIAL DILATOR SET. Each kit contains a radiopaque Coaxial Dilator (4 Fr), a 21 Ga. echogenic entry needle, and a .018 in. / 0,46 mm guidewire with a floppy lip
Other DILATOR, VESSEL, FOR PERCUTANEOUS CATHETERIZATION devices
- VersaCross Connect LAAC Access Solution VXAK0007Baylis Médicale Cie Inc · Dilator, Vessel, For Percutaneous Catheterization3 deaths108 reports
- TandemLife 5740-2417Cardiacassist, Inc. · Dilator, Vessel, For Percutaneous Catheterization2 recalls0 reports
- TightRail Rotating Dilator Sheath 545-513Spectranetics Corporation · Dilator, Vessel, For Percutaneous Catheterization20 deaths74 reports
- VersaCross Connect LAAC Access Solution VXAK0003Baylis Médicale Cie Inc · Dilator, Vessel, For Percutaneous Catheterization2 deaths70 reports
- VersaCross Connect LAAC Access Solution VXAK0007Baylis Médicale Cie Inc · Dilator, Vessel, For Percutaneous Catheterization2 deaths54 reports
- AVANTI 504656XCordis Corporation · DILATOR, VESSEL, FOR PERCUTANEOUS CATHETERIZATION1 recall2 reports
- Abiomed® 00884450732311Merit Medical Systems, Inc. · Dilator, Vessel, For Percutaneous Catheterization1 recall1 report
- Mini Stick MAX H965457510Angiodynamics, Inc. · DILATOR, VESSEL, FOR PERCUTANEOUS CATHETERIZATION1 recall1 report
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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