Wholey™ WWIJ35260Recalls & reported problems
Covidien LP · GW WWIJ35260 WHOLEY WIRE V03 · Class 2
Data updated Oct 18, 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 00821684058664), received between Sep 24, 2018 and Sep 24, 2018 — 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 18, 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.
InjurySep 24, 2018Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component
PHYSICIAN WAS ATTEMPTING TO USE A NON-MDT 6FR 135CM THROMBECTOMY CATHETER WITH A WHOLEY GUIDEWIRE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THERE WAS DIFFICULTY ADVANCING THE CATHETER. PHYSICIAN ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE CATHETER WITH SOME RESISTANCE. UPON REMOVAL, THE CATHETER APPEARED TO UNRAVEL LEAVING A PORTION OF THE CATHETER IN THE LOWER EXTREMITY (BELOW THE KNEE). MULTIPLE UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO RETRIEVE IT. THE PROCEDURE WAS THEN ABORTED WITH FOREIGN BODY REMAINING IN THE PATIENT.
Patient problems: Patient Problem/Medical Problem
MAUDE report 7902677 ↗
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Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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