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Device product

GORE ACUSEAL Vascular Graft, REF: ECH050020J, ECH050020W, ECH050050J, ECH050050W, ECH060010A, ECH060020A, ECH060020J, ECH060020W, ECH060040, ECH060040A, ECH060040W, ECH060050A, ECH060050J, ECH460045A, ECH460045J, ECH470045, ECH470045A; used with Instructions for Use.

Z-0036-2026

August 26, 2025

Class II

Product summary

Firm
W L Gore & Associates, Inc.
Event
Event 97474
Status
Ongoing
Classification
Class II
Quantity
52,306
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-0036-2026

Official wording

Reason: Reports of vascular graft delamination, which may lead to reduced access flow; cannulation difficulties; bleeding or bruising; and harms related to reintervention procedures, so Instructions for Use will be updated to modify existing warning to 1) further clarify techniques that may contribute to the risk of delamination, 2) Addition of delamination to device-related adverse event section.

Code information: REF/UDI-DI: ECH050020J/04993024010758, ECH050020W/00733132635450, ECH050050J/04993024010772, ECH050050W/00733132635474, ECH060010A/00733132622573, ECH060020A/00733132622597, ECH060020J/04993024009967, ECH060020W/00733132634729, ECH060040/00733132605347, ECH060040A/00733132605354, ECH060040W/00733132619719, ECH060050A/00733132626960, ECH060050J/04993024009981, ECH460045A/00733132634811, ECH460045J/04993024010789, ECH470045/00733132626977, ECH470045A/00733132634811. Product with a serial number that includes and falls within the range of 6597081PP001 and 9853822PP024. Instructions for Use MD183888 Revision 4

Distribution pattern: US: OR, AL, OH, MD, VA, CA, FL, NC, OK, MA, MO, AZ, TX, IL, GA, PA, NH, HI, MN, MS, KY, ID, LA, NJ, TN, DE, IN, MI, WI, NY, DC, SC, CT, NE, IA, WA, AR, NV, WV, AK, UT, ND, KS, CO, ME, MT, NM, SD, PR, WY, RI. OUS: PANAMA, CANADA, CHINA, TAIWAN, GERMANY, SLOVENIA, NORWAY, UNITED KINGDOM, ITALY, SPAIN, FINLAND, NETHERLANDS, SWEDEN, FRANCE, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, DENMARK, PORTUGAL, AUSTRIA, SWITZERLAND, BELGIUM, TURKIYE, SLOVAK REPUBLIC, CYPRUS, SAUDI ARABIA, SOUTH AFRICA, LUXEMBOURG, FRENCH GUIANA, ANDORRA, IRELAND, NEW CALEDONIA, POLAND, ISRAEL, GREECE, GUADELOUPE, CROATIA, REUNION, BAHRAIN, HUNGARY, JAPAN

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    Reports of vascular graft delamination, which may lead to reduced access flow; cannulation difficulties; bleeding or bruising; and harms related to reintervention procedures, so Instructions for Use will be updated to modify existing warning to 1) further clarify techniques that may contribute to the risk of delamination, 2) Addition of delamination to device-related adverse event section.