HI-TORQUE STEELCORE 1007709Recalls & reported problems
Abbott Vascular Inc. · HI-TORQUE STEELCORE 18 LT Peripheral Guide Wire 190 cm · Class 2
All models of HI-TORQUE STEELCORE (5)
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 08717648014116), received between Apr 9, 2024 and Apr 9, 2024 — classified as 1 injury.
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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break1
- Deformation Due to Compressive Stress1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryApr 9, 2024Break; Deformation Due to Compressive Stress; Break; Deformation Due to Compressive Stress
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE HT STEELCORE 18 GUIDE WIRE WAS ADVANCED INTO THE BRACHIAL VEIN AND THE TIP BECAME KINKED AND TIP BROKE. ALTHOUGH, THE GUIDE WIRE REMAINED IN ONE PIECE THE DEVICE LOOKED CHALLENGING TO REMOVE AS DURING REMOVAL THE TIP CONTINUED TO UNRAVEL; THEREFORE, IT WAS REMOVED WITH FORCEPS SUCCESSFULLY. THERE WAS NO ADVERSE PATIENT SEQUELA AND NO CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 19072278 ↗
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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 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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