Reported Jul 2, 2014 · Terminated

HydroFinity Hydrophilic guidewire; Nitinol Guidewire with Hydrophilic Coating, Sterile. 0.035 OD, Stiff Shaft,…

Nitinol Devices and Components, Inc.

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: Nitinol Devices and Components, Inc. · 47533 Westinghouse Dr · Fremont, CA · 94539-7463

Is this the product you have?

  • HydroFinity Hydrophilic guidewire; Nitinol Guidewire with Hydrophilic Coating, Sterile. 0.035 OD, Stiff Shaft, Straight Tip, 260 CM Length; Manufactured for Covidien, Plymouth, MN
  • Manufactured byNDC Inc., Fremont, CA; Manufactured in Costa Rica The HydroFinity Hydrophilic guidewire facilitates the introduction and placement of catheters and interventional devices to the desired anatomical location during diagnostic or interventional procedures
Lot codes and dates
  • Model HPSS35260- all lots.
Amount recalled
8485 in US, 9595 - ROW - total, all models

This recall covers 12 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 11 are below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Stop using this product now

Reports of outer polymer jacket to the core wire being damaged during use on the HydroFinity 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 Jan 13, 2015 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:28 PM UTC

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