Reported Nov 27, 2013 · Terminated

Zinger¿ Stainless Steel Workhorse Guidewire; Models: ZNGRLS180HJ, ZNGRLS180HS, ZNGRMS180HJ, ZNGRMS180HS, ZNGRMS180S,…

Medtronic Vascular

High riskUsing this product could cause serious injury, illness or death — stop using it now.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Medtronic Vascular · 35-37A Cherry Hill Drive · Danvers, MA · 01923-2565

Is this the product you have?

  • Zinger¿ Stainless Steel Workhorse Guidewire
  • ModelsZNGRLS180HJ, ZNGRLS180HS, ZNGRMS180HJ, ZNGRMS180HS, ZNGRMS180S, ZNGRS180HJ, ZNGRS180HS, ZNGRS180S Medtronic guide wires are steerable guide wires that are used for the introduction and placement of diagnostics or interventional devices in the coronary and peripheral vasculature, and may be used to reach and cross a target lesion. Medtronic guide wires are not intended for cerebral vasculature. Medtronic steerable exchange guide wires are used to facilitate the substitution of one diagnostic or interventional device for another
Lot codes and dates
    • G13A00123
    • G13A00870
    • G13A00910
    • G13A00911
    • G13A00920
    • G13A00921
    • G13A00931
    • G13A00939
    • G13A00940
    • G13A01270
    • G13A01271
    • G13A01352
    • G13A01354
    • G13A01355
    • G13A01477
    • G13A01478
    • G13A01622
    • G13A01623
    • G13A01624
    • G13A01640
    • G13A01641
    • G13A01651
    • GV875
    • GV876
    • GW594
    • GW683
    • GW695
Amount recalled
1,239

This recall covers 8 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 7 are below.

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Stop using this product now

Potential for PTFE (polytetrafluroethylene) coating to delaminate and detach from Guidewire.

Using this product could cause serious injury, illness or death — stop using it now.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Dec 15, 2014 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:03 PM UTC

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