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HYBRID Guidewire HYBRID008DRecalls & reported problems

Balt USA LLC · HYBRID Guidewire is a coiled wire that is designed to fit inside a percutaneous microcatheter for the purpose of directing the catheter through a blood vessel. It is used in association with catheters to enable insertion and easier navigation into the intracranial vascular branches for diagnositc or therapeutic use. Guidewires constitute an important element that conditions the success of the operation. They can be pushed and torqued to move forward through patient's tortuous anatomy. · Class 2

Data updated Oct 18, 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 00818053022753), received between Jul 8, 2022 and Jul 8, 2022 — classified as 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (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 18, 2026.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Break1

Patient problems

  • Insufficient Information1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • MalfunctionJul 8, 2022Break; Break

    NOTICE OF COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA LETTER FROM FDA ON 09JUN2022. HOSPITAL SUBMITTED REPORT THROUGH FDA'S MEDWATCH PROGRAM (MW5109809), INCIDENT NOT ALREADY RECORDED IN BALT USA DATABASE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT: "GUIDEWIRE BROKE IN THE LOOP. FDA SAFETY REPORT ID # (B)(4)."

    Patient problems: Insufficient Information

    MAUDE report 14956711 ↗

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