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HiWire G36292Recalls & reported problems

Cook Incorporated · HiWire Hydrophilic Wire Guide · Class 2

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

Adverse event reports
2
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
2
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00827002362925), received between Aug 28, 2017 and Aug 31, 2020 — classified as 2 injuries.

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 16, 2026.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Break1
  • Material Separation1

Patient problems

  • Foreign Body In Patient1
  • No Code Available1

Recent adverse event reports

The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryAug 31, 2020Material Separation; Material Separation

    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED 18SEP2020: AS THE WIRE WAS BEING REMOVED FROM THE NEEDLE IT SEPARATED WITHIN THE INTERNAL JUGULAR.

    Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient

    MAUDE report 10471727 ↗
  • InjuryAug 28, 2017Break; Break

    A HIWIRE HYDROPHILIC WIRE GUIDE WAS USED IN A LEG ANGIOGRAM. IT WAS REPORTED, THE WIRE GUIDE WAS IN THE COMMON FEMORAL ARTERY, PLACED THROUGH THE SHEATH, UP AND OVER THE AORTA BIFURCATION. THE PATIENT'S ILIAC WAS CALCIFIED AND WHEN TRYING TO MANEUVER THE WIRE THE TIP SHEARED OFF COMPLETELY. THEY WERE ABLE TO GET THE TIP INTO THE CATHETER AND IT WAS REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT. A SECTION OF THE DEVICE DID NOT REMAIN INSIDE THE PATIENT¿S BODY. ACCORDING TO THE INITIAL REPORTER, THE PATIENT DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY ADVERSE EFFECTS DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE.

    Patient problems: No Code Available

    MAUDE report 6824469 ↗

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