FDA Recall Terminated

Product is a ChoICE 182 cm Guide Wire, intended to facilitate placement of balloon dilatation catheters and other therapeutic devices during Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA) procedures. The ChoICE guide wire contains a one-piece stainless steel core, which extends throughout the length of the wire and provides steerability and torqueability. The wire is tapered and formed at the distal tip. A radiopaque platinum spring coil surrounds the distal tip of the core wire. The ChoICE Guide Wire is a single use, sterile (EO), device packaged in a carrier tube, which is held in a coil by plastic clips. The carrier tube assembly of the guide wire is sealed into a pouch. One side of the pouch is clear polyethylene/polyester laminate and the reverse side is Tyvek. The pouch assemblies are packaged in a five-pack product box. A flushing tool is included in the package to facilitate hydration of the coating with heparanized saline before use. 1, page 1, is a copy of the pouch label. Exhibit 1, page 2 is a copy of the five-pack product box label. Exhibit 2 is a copy of the Directions for Use.

Recall: Z-0592-03 · Initiated November 19, 2002

Recall

Recall Number
Z-0592-03
Event Number
25512
Firm
Symbiosis Corp.
FEI Number
1051710
Product Code
DQX
Status
Terminated
Root Cause
Other
Initiated
November 19, 2002
Posted
February 27, 2003
Terminated
April 15, 2008
Address
8600 NW 41th Street, Miami, FL, 33166

Description

Product is a ChoICE 182 cm Guide Wire, intended to facilitate placement of balloon dilatation catheters and other therapeutic devices during Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA) procedures. The ChoICE guide wire contains a one-piece stainless steel core, which extends throughout the length of the wire and provides steerability and torqueability. The wire is tapered and formed at the distal tip. A radiopaque platinum spring coil surrounds the distal tip of the core wire. The ChoICE Guide Wire is a single use, sterile (EO), device packaged in a carrier tube, which is held in a coil by plastic clips. The carrier tube assembly of the guide wire is sealed into a pouch. One side of the pouch is clear polyethylene/polyester laminate and the reverse side is Tyvek. The pouch assemblies are packaged in a five-pack product box. A flushing tool is included in the package to facilitate hydration of the coating with heparanized saline before use. 1, page 1, is a copy of the pouch label. Exhibit 1, page 2 is a copy of the five-pack product box label. Exhibit 2 is a copy of the Directions for Use.

Reason

Product is mislabled as a ChoICE Floppy Guide Wire when it is actually a ChoICE ES(Extra Support) Guide Wire.

Action

Recall Letters issued 11/19/2002 via Federal Express to 7 hospital accounts. Consignees were requested to fill out a response form and return product to their Quincy, MA facility.

Distribution

Product was distributed to hospitals in FL, MI, GA, OR, ID AND CT. 05.

Quantity

19/5-pack units