Amplatz Super Stiff M00550090Recalls & reported problems
Boston Scientific Corporation · Guidewire · Class 2
All models of Amplatz Super Stiff (17)
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 08714729301929), received between Sep 25, 2018 and Sep 25, 2018 — 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 16, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break1
Patient problems
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionSep 25, 2018Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT AN AMPLATZ SUPER STIFF GUIDEWIRE WAS USED IN THE ESOPHAGUS DURING A PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2018. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINANT, DURING THE PROCEDURE, A NON BSC DEVICE WAS INTRODUCED OVER THE AMPLATZ SUPER STIFF GUIDEWIRE. IT WAS THEN NOTICED THAT THE CORE WIRE WAS BROKEN. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH A NEW AMPLATZ SUPER STIFF GUIDEWIRE. THERE WERE NO COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THIS EVENT HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL TO DATE. SHOULD ADDITIONAL RELEVANT DETAILS BECOME AVAILABLE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED.
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 7905158 ↗
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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 13, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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