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Intracranial Coil-Assist Stent

FDA adverse event reports and recall history for intracranial coil-assist stent (product code QCA), from the public MAUDE/AEMS corpus and the live FDA recall database.

Total reports
777
Deaths
8
Injuries
249
Malfunctions
520

Reports per year

19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26

Source: FDA adverse event reports by year received, 20192026. Reporting paused during the 2026 MAUDE-to-AEMS transition and has since resumed.

Recent recalls

  • 2026-05-14Open, ClassifiedMixed-up of materials/components

    LVIS Intraluminal Support Device, REF/Outside Diameter(OD)xTotal Length(TL)xWorking Length(WL): 214022-CAS/4.0 mm x 22 mm x 18 mm, 214518-CAS/4.5 mm x 18 mm x 14 mm, 213517-CAS/3.5 mm x 17 mm x 13 mm

    Stent-assisted coiling device may due to commingling during manufacturing have dimensional nonconformance and/or incorrect device configuration. If device is oversized may lead to increased vessel wall stress, neointimal hyperplasia, vessel injury/rupture; if undersized may lead to incomplete expansion/malposition, acute stent thrombosis, distal embolization, ischemic neurological events

  • 2025-02-07Open, ClassifiedNonconforming Material/Component

    MicoVention Terumo, LVIS Intraluminal Support Device, REF: 213522-CAS, od, 3.5 mm, TL 22 mm, WL 18 mm, Sterile R, CE0297. The intended purpose of the LVIS Device is to serve as a stent-assisted coiling (SAC) device providing support to the embolic coils used in the treatment of wide-necked aneurysms.

    Potential for Polytetrafluoethylene (PTFE) material encasing the stent loop may prevent the stent from being pushed out of the introducer.

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