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Histoguide wire guided forceps 00711660Recalls & reported problems

US Endoscopy · The Histoguide wire guided forceps are disposable flexible wire-guided forceps used to sample tissue within the gastrointestinal tract. · Class 2

Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
1
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
0
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00816765014295), received between May 29, 2020 and May 29, 2020 — classified as 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Separation Failure” (1 report).

Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Separation Failure1

Patient problems

  • No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient1

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • MalfunctionMay 29, 2020Separation Failure

    THE DISTRIBUTOR REPORTED THAT THE HISTOGUIDE WIRE-GUIDED FORCEPS COULD NOT BE PULLED PAST THE ELEVATOR OF A SIDE-VIEWING ENDOSCOPE PREVENTING DEVICE WITHDRAWAL THROUGH THE ENDOSCOPE CHANNEL, AND NECESSITATING WITHDRAWAL OF THE ENDOSCOPE FROM THE PATIENT. NO HARM TO THE PATIENT OR USER WAS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

    Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

    MAUDE report 10101286 ↗

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