Key result
Pipeline flow diverter analysis of ~34,683 MAUDE reports details device malfunction frequencies and patient outcomes.
Why the study?
The frequency of Pipeline flow diverters malfunctioning and their impact on patient outcomes during intracranial aneurysm treatment needed to be better understood.
What is the frequency of malfunctioning and the impact on patient outcomes of Pipeline flow diverters used for the treatment of intracranial aneurysms?
What is the frequency of malfunctioning and the impact on patient outcomes of Pipeline flow diverters used for the treatment of intracranial aneurysms?
This study analyzes 10 years of MAUDE database reports to evaluate the safety and malfunction spectrum of Pipeline flow diverters for intracranial aneurysms.
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Alerts clinicians to ongoing device surveillance needs; extends real-world safety data but leaves causal outcome impact open.
To better understand the frequency of Pipeline flow diverters’ malfunctioning and the impact of these issues on patient outcomes during the treatment of intracranial aneurysms, we utilized ten years of real-world data from the MAUDE database.
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Alhazaimeh et al. (2026) studied this question. Pipeline flow diverter device and patient problem spectrums were evaluated across 34,683 MAUDE database reports over ten years to determine malfunction frequencies and outcome impacts.
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