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NITREX N180802Recalls & reported problems

Covidien LP · Guidewire · Class 2

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

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

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00821684058169), received between May 27, 2019 and May 27, 2019 — classified as 1 injury.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Detachment of Device or Device Component” (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

  • Detachment of Device or Device Component1

Patient problems

  • Patient Problem/Medical Problem1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • InjuryMay 27, 2019Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT A NITREX GUIDEWIRE WAS BEING USED IN A PROCEDURE BUT THE WIRE 'FORMED A KNOT' IN THE VEIN. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THIS WIRE, IT WAS REPORTED THAT PART OF IT SHEARED OFF AND HAD TO BE EXTRACTED.

    Patient problems: Patient Problem/Medical Problem

    MAUDE report 8643973 ↗

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