HI-TORQUE BALANCE MIDDLEWEIGHT™ 1011881Recalls & reported problems
Abbott Vascular Inc. · HT BALANCE MIDDLEWEIGHT ELITE™ Guide Wire .014" 3 cm Straight Tip 300 cm · Class 2
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Data updated Oct 18, 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 08717648144806), received between Mar 29, 2023 and Mar 29, 2023 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Material Separation” (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
- Material Separation1
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.
MalfunctionMar 29, 2023Material Separation; Material Separation
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN ALCOHOL SEPTAL ABLATION PROCEDURE IN THE LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING (LAD) ARTERY. THE 300CM 014 HT BMW ELITE GUIDEWIRE (GW) WAS USED IN THE PROCEDURE; HOWEVER, OUTSIDE THE ANATOMY WHEN THE PHYSICIAN WAS WIPING DOWN THE GW FOR REINSERTION THE TIP OF THE WIRE BECAME SEPARATED. A 190CM GW WAS USED TO CONTINUE THE PROCEDURE. THERE WAS NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECT AND NO CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT DELAY REPORTED IN THE PROCEDURE. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 16640053 ↗
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- SYNCHRO 2 M00326410Stryker Corporation · WIRE, GUIDE, CATHETER2 recalls155 reports
- ENROUTE .014" Guidewire 11686-01Silk Road Medical, Inc. · Wire, Guide, Catheter2 deaths228 reports
- ARROW IPN035915Teleflex Incorporated · WIRE, GUIDE, CATHETER217 reports
- OmniWire Pressure guide wire 89185Philips Image Guided Therapy Corporation · Wire, Guide, Catheter1 recall1 death160 reports
- ARROW IPN055780Teleflex Incorporated · Wire, guide, catheter4 recalls0 reports
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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