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HI-TORQUE PILOT 1010484-HRecalls & reported problems

Abbott Vascular Inc. · HI-TORQUE PILOT 150 Guide Wire .014 Straight Tip 3.0 cm x 300 cm · 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 08717648073939), received between Nov 10, 2021 and Feb 12, 2024 — classified as 2 injuries.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Difficult to Advance” (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

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Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
  • Difficult to Advance1
  • Difficult to Remove1
  • Material Separation1

Patient problems

  • Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque1
  • Obstruction/Occlusion1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • InjuryFeb 12, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THE PROCEDURE WAS TO TREAT A HEAVILY CALCIFIED LESION IN THE RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY (RCA). DURING PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION (PCI), AFTER THE BALLOON CROSSED THE HEAVILY CALCIFIED RCA, THE PHYSICIAN NOTED THERE WERE SOME UNKNOWN FLOW ISSUES, POSSIBLY DUE TO THE RUNTHROUGH OR PILOT WIRE GUIDE WIRES, WHILE REWIRING THE ARTERY AFTER SUBINTIMAL. SURGERY WAS PERFORMED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. THERE WAS NO CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE AND NO ADVERSE PATIENT SEQUELA. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

    Patient problems: Obstruction/Occlusion

    MAUDE report 18684670 ↗
  • InjuryNov 10, 2021Difficult to Remove; Material Separation; Difficult to Advance; Difficult to Remove; Material Separation; Difficult to Advance

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PROCEDURE WAS TO TREAT AN ANTERIOR TIBIAL ARTERY. THE .014 HI-TORQUE PILOT GUIDE WIRE MET RESISTANCE DURING ADVANCEMENT AND THE TIP SEPARATED. RESISTANCE WAS ALSO NOTED DURING REMOVAL. THE TIP REMAINS EMBEDDED IN THE VESSEL. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN AMPUTATION AS IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO TREAT THE LESION. ADDITIONALLY, IT WAS STATED THE PATIENT WAS ALREADY A CANDIDATE FOR AMPUTATION PRIOR TO THE ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

    Patient problems: Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque

    MAUDE report 12789008 ↗

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