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Device brand name · Ptca catheter

Maverick Monorail Catheter: medical device reports filed with FDA

188 reports name it, 2001–2002. Manufacturer given most often on reports: Boston Scientific Ireland. Product code LOX.

188
device reports naming the brand
0% of all MAUDE reports · about 7 a year
0
reports, 12 months to August 2026
0 in the 12 months before
80.9%
classified as malfunction
85.5% across the product code
1.1%
classified as death, as reported
2 reports · not verified by FDA

188 medical device reports received by FDA name the brand "Maverick Monorail Catheter" (ptca catheter); the manufacturer given most often on reports is Boston Scientific Ireland; received from June 2001 to September 2002. Brand names are as the reporter or manufacturer wrote them, so one product can appear under several spellings.

0 reports arrived in the 12 months to August 2026, and none in the 12 months before. FDA releases MAUDE data monthly; reports can arrive months after an event, so the newest months grow in later releases. The event types recorded are malfunction (80.9%), injury (18.1%) and death (1.1%); across all catheters, transluminal coronary angioplasty, percutaneous reports (product code LOX) death is recorded in 1.3% and malfunction in 85.5%. Event type is the reporter's classification of the report, not a verified outcome.

The device problems coded most often are shaft break (50.5%), break (16.5%) and failure to advance (14.9%). The patient problems coded most often are foreign body, removal of, surgical procedure, additional and surgical procedure. FDA states that "MDR data alone cannot be used to establish rates of events, evaluate a change in event rates over time or compare event rates between devices. The number of reports cannot be interpreted or used in isolation to reach conclusions about the existence, severity, or frequency of problems associated with devices." It adds that the reporting system "has limitations, including the potential submission of incomplete, inaccurate, untimely, unverified, or biased data."

Reports by month, five years

No report naming Maverick Monorail Catheter was received in the five years to August 2026; the latest was received in September 2002.

Event type and report source

Event type, as classified on the report

Death1.1%2
Injury18.1%34
Malfunction80.9%152
Other0%0
Not given0%0

Who filed the report

Manufacturer report100%188
Voluntary report0%0
User facility report0%0
Distributor report0%0
Not given0%0

Grey bar: all 43,618 reports carrying product code LOX. Event type is the filer's classification and is not verified by FDA.

Device problems coded

Device problem (FDA code)ReportsShareShare across product code
Shaft break9550.5%1.9%
Breakthe device broke3116.5%7.4%
Failure to advance2814.9%5.4%
Difficult to removethe device was hard to remove2714.4%11.3%
Difficult to insertthe device was hard to insert2613.8%1.2%
Inflation problem2111.2%5.6%
Balloon rupture2010.6%10.2%
Device, removal of (non-implant)2010.6%2.2%
Replace2010.6%4.8%
Deflation problem1910.1%5.9%
Kinkedthe tube or line kinked126.4%1.8%
Out-of-box failure73.7%0.1%
Material separation63.2%3%
Sticking63.2%0.7%
Bent42.1%0.1%
Detachment of device component42.1%4.3%
Air leak31.6%0.1%
Device, or device fragments remain in patient31.6%0.5%
Component(s), broken21.1%0.2%
Defective devicethe device was defective21.1%0.2%

FDA's device problem codes as entered on the report; one report can carry several. Generic codes such as "no apparent adverse event" are left out.

Patient problems coded

Patient problem (FDA code)ReportsShare
Foreign body, removal of1910.1%
Surgical procedure, additional179%
Surgical procedure84.3%
Nonresorbable materials, unretrieved in body52.7%
Therapy/non-surgical treatment, additional42.1%
Chest painchest pain31.6%
Intimal dissection31.6%
Deaththe patient died; cause not stated by this term21.1%
Other (for use when an appropriate patient code cannot be identified)21.1%
Perforation21.1%
Aortic dissection10.5%
Blood loss10.5%
Blood pressure, decreased10.5%
Bradycardiaslow heart rate10.5%
Calcium deposit(s)10.5%

Patient problem codes are present mainly in reports filed since 2019 and are often blank.

In context

MeasureMaverick Monorail CatheterProduct code LOXAll MAUDE reports
Reports18843,61826,136,888
Share of that pool—0.4%0%
Classified as death, per 1,000 reports11139
Classified as injury18.1%12.9%36.2%
Classified as malfunction80.9%85.5%62.3%
Filed by the manufacturer100%97.7%94.9%

Shares are of reports, not of devices in use. FDA states that "MDR data alone cannot be used to establish rates of events, evaluate a change in event rates over time or compare event rates between devices. The number of reports cannot be interpreted or used in isolation to reach conclusions about the existence, severity, or frequency of problems associated with devices." It adds that the reporting system "has limitations, including the potential submission of incomplete, inaccurate, untimely, unverified, or biased data."

Other brands with product code LOX

BrandReportsLatest 12 monthsClassified as death
NC Emerge5,6905431.4%
Nc Trek Coronary Dilatation Catheter4,68900.5%
Emerge3,7241681.8%
NC Quantum Apex?2,518300.8%
Trek Coronary Dilatation Catheter2,20431.1%
Maverick2 Monorail Ptca Catheter1,57901.1%
Mini Trek Coronary Dilatation Catheter1,53800.5%
Maverick?1,337710.4%
Ptca Catheters1,26900.4%
Quantum? Maverick?1,173390.3%
Voyager Nc Coronary Dilatation Catheter74700.5%
Apex Monorail60301.7%
Euphora Rx529431.7%
Voyager Rx Coronary Dilatation Catheter73600.7%
Apex876781.3%

Ordered by report count for navigation only. FDA states that "MDR data alone cannot be used to establish rates of events, evaluate a change in event rates over time or compare event rates between devices. The number of reports cannot be interpreted or used in isolation to reach conclusions about the existence, severity, or frequency of problems associated with devices." It adds that the reporting system "has limitations, including the potential submission of incomplete, inaccurate, untimely, unverified, or biased data." FDA also states that "common products may have a higher number of adverse events due to the higher total number of people using the product."

Questions about Maverick Monorail Catheter reports

How many FDA reports name Maverick Monorail Catheter?

188 medical device reports in the openFDA MAUDE release of 28 Sep 2026, covering reports received through August 2026; 0 in the latest 12 months.

What kinds of events are reported?

malfunction (80.9%), injury (18.1%) and death (1.1%). "Event type" is how the report was classified when filed: death, injury, malfunction or other.

What device problems are coded?

shaft break (50.5%), break (16.5%), failure to advance (14.9%), difficult to remove (14.4%) and difficult to insert (13.8%). These are FDA's device problem codes as entered on the report.

Who files these reports?

manufacturer reports (100%). Manufacturers and user facilities are required to report; voluntary reports come from health professionals and the public.

Do these reports show that Maverick Monorail Catheter was at fault?

No. FDA states that "MDR data alone cannot be used to establish rates of events, evaluate a change in event rates over time or compare event rates between devices. The number of reports cannot be interpreted or used in isolation to reach conclusions about the existence, severity, or frequency of problems associated with devices." It adds that the reporting system "has limitations, including the potential submission of incomplete, inaccurate, untimely, unverified, or biased data." FDA adds that "a causal relationship cannot be established between product and reactions listed in a report."

How do I report a problem with a medical device?

Through FDA MedWatch (Form FDA 3500 for health professionals and consumers), or to the manufacturer. See the guide on how to report.

Where this comes from. Counts are built from the openFDA Device Adverse Event (MAUDE) bulk export released 28 Sep 2026, which holds reports FDA received through 31 Aug 2026. Brand, generic and manufacturer names are as written on the reports; product code names come from FDA's device classification. A report counts here when any device it lists carries this brand name after punctuation and capitalisation are normalised. No report narrative, lot number, patient detail or reporter identity is published. See the methodology and sources; FDA's record is authoritative, and corrections are handled within five working days.

Drug data (FAERS) through 30 Jun 2026; device data (MAUDE) through 31 Aug 2026. Not medical advice.