HI-TORQUE COMMANDRecalls & reported problems across all models

We found 12 models of HI-TORQUE COMMAND by Abbott Vascular Inc. in the FDA's device registry (GUDID). Together they are named in 365 adverse event reports in the FDA's MAUDE database, received between Sep 1, 2016 and Sep 22, 2026 — classified as 102 injuries, 263 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Difficult to Remove” (167 reports).

Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event. Widely used products collect more reports, so totals can't be used to compare products or estimate failure rates. Only reports that name a model's exact device identifier are counted. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works

Most reported HI-TORQUE COMMAND problems

HI-TORQUE COMMAND models

12 models, most reported first. Each model has its own page with its reports, recalls and device details.

• HI-TORQUE COMMAND 2078175

  WIRE, GUIDE, CATHETER
  158 reports
• HI-TORQUE COMMAND 1013731

  Wire, guide, catheter
  114 reports
• HI-TORQUE COMMAND 2078173

  WIRE, GUIDE, CATHETER
  32 reports
• HI-TORQUE COMMAND 1013753

  Wire, guide, catheter
  23 reports
• HI-TORQUE COMMAND 2078174

  WIRE, GUIDE, CATHETER
  12 reports
• HI-TORQUE COMMAND 2078172

  WIRE, GUIDE, CATHETER
  9 reports
• HI-TORQUE COMMAND 1013730

  Wire, guide, catheter
  8 reports
• HI-TORQUE COMMAND™ 1060002A

  Wire, guide, catheter
  5 reports
• HI-TORQUE COMMAND 1013752

  Wire, guide, catheter
  1 report
• HI-TORQUE COMMAND™ 1060001

  Wire, guide, catheter
  1 report
• HI-TORQUE COMMAND™ 1060002

  Wire, guide, catheter
  1 report
• HI-TORQUE COMMAND™ 1060004A

  Wire, guide, catheter
  1 report

Recent HI-TORQUE COMMAND adverse event reports

The 15 most recent reports across all models, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionSep 22, 2026Difficult to Remove

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 50861663 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 31, 2026Break; Stretched

  It was reported that the procedure performed was to treat a heavily calcified, right anterior tibial artery that is 100% stenosed. After a microcatheter was advanced to a position proximal to the lesion, an attempt was made to exchange the existing HT Command guide wire for another guide wire. After removal, the tip appeared unraveled and elongated. A new Command guide wire was used to complete the procedure. There were no adverse patient effects and no clinically significant delay in the procedure. No additional information was provided.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 50526613 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 18, 2026Material Separation; Failure to Advance

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 50303581 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 18, 2026Difficult to Remove; Material Separation

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 50299850 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 14, 2026Difficult to Remove

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 25816759 ↗
• InjuryMar 11, 2026Material Separation; Difficult to Advance

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PROCEDURE WAS TO TREAT THE SUPERFICIAL FEMORAL ARTERY (SFA) WITH MODERATE CALCIFICATION. THE COMMAND 18 ST GUIDE WIRE (GW) WAS ADVANCED TO THE TARGET LESION. HOWEVER, RESISTANCE WAS NOTED WHEN THE GW WAS SUB-INTIMAL TO THE TARGET LESION. THEN DURING REMOVAL OF THE GW, THE DISTAL TIP BECAME SEPARATED DUE TO MEDIAL CALCIUM. A DECISION WAS MADE TO PERFORM PLAIN OLD BALLOON ANGIOPLASTY (POBA) TO EMBED THE TIP INTO THE INTIMA LAYER. ANOTHER UNSPECIFIED GW WAS USED TO CONTINUE THE PROCEDURE. THERE WAS NO CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT DELAY REPORTED IN THE PROCEDURE. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque

  MAUDE report 24570787 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 11, 2026Peeled/Delaminated; Difficult to Remove; Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method; Material Twisted/Bent

  IT WAS REPORTED THE PROCEDURE WAS TO IMPLANT A CARDIOMEMS SENSOR IN A PULMONARY ARTERY. TWO COMMAND 18 LT GUIDE WIRES WERE USED HOWEVER DURING REMOVAL, RESISTANCE WAS MET WITH THE CARDIOMEMS DELIVERY CATHETER. FORCE WAS APPLIED IN THE ATTEMPTS TO REMOVE THE GUIDE WIRE AND ONCE REMOVED FROM THE ANATOMY, IT WAS NOTED THE POLYMER COATING ON THE GUIDE WIRES WERE PEELING [DEGLOVED] AND TWISTED. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS AND NO CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24567478 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 11, 2026Peeled/Delaminated; Difficult to Remove; Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method; Material Twisted/Bent

  IT WAS REPORTED THE PROCEDURE WAS TO IMPLANT A CARDIOMEMS SENSOR IN A PULMONARY ARTERY. TWO COMMAND 18 LT GUIDE WIRES WERE USED HOWEVER DURING REMOVAL, RESISTANCE WAS MET WITH THE CARDIOMEMS DELIVERY CATHETER. FORCE WAS APPLIED IN THE ATTEMPTS TO REMOVE THE GUIDE WIRE AND ONCE REMOVED FROM THE ANATOMY, IT WAS NOTED THE POLYMER COATING ON THE GUIDE WIRES WERE PEELING [DEGLOVED] AND TWISTED. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS AND NO CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24567394 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 5, 2026Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT A DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED WITH A HT COMMAND ES GUIDE WIRE FOR A POSTERIOR TIBIAL ARTERY LESION. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE GUIDE WIRE TIP WAS SHEARED OFF [BROKEN] BUT WAS STILL INTACT. THE GUIDE WIRE WAS REMOVED WITHOUT ISSUE AND A NEW NON-ABBOTT GUIDE WIRE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS AND NO CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24523008 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 2, 2026Break; Difficult to Advance

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD AN OCCLUSION IN THE PEDAL AREA. THE HT COMMAND 14 ST 300 WAS ADVANCED TO DORSALIS PEDIS ARTERY, AND THE WIRE CROSSED THE OCCLUSION. A NON-ABBOTT 2.5 X 200 MM BALLOON DILATATION CATHETER WAS ADVANCED OVER THE COMMAND WIRE UNTIL IT REACHED 3-4 CM BEFORE THE TIP OF THE WIRE. AT THIS POINT THE PHYSICIAN FELT RESISTANCE AND HAD DIFFICULTY IN MANEUVERING THE WIRE. THE COMMAND WIRE WAS EXCHANGED FOR A NON-ABBOTT GUIDE WIRE WITH NO PROBLEM. THE PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY FINISHED. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECT AND NO CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE. THE RETURNED DEVICE WAS BROKEN AT THE DISTAL SOLDER BALL. THE CUSTOMER BELIEVES THAT THE OBSERVED DAMAGE OCCURRED DURING THE PROCEDURE AND THIS WAS CAUSING THE RESISTANCE FELT DURING ADVANCEMENT. IT WAS THOUGHT THAT IT WAS SOMEHOW CAUSED BY THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE COMMAND WIRE AND THE 2.5 X 200 MM NON-ABBOTT BALLOON DILATATION CATHETER. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24489858 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 16, 2026Peeled/Delaminated; Failure to Advance

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PROCEDURE WAS TO TREAT THE ANTERIOR TIBIAL ARTERY WITH 80% STENOSIS. THE COMMAND GUIDE WIRE HAD DIFFICULTY BEING ADVANCED TO THE INTENDED LOCATION. THE WIRE WAS REMOVED FROM THE ANATOMY AND DELAMINATION OF THE BLACK POLYMER COATING WAS SEEN. A NEW COMMAND GUIDE WIRE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS AND THERE WAS NO REPORTED CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24344983 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 12, 2026Difficult to Remove; Difficult to Advance

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PROCEDURE WAS TO TREAT THE LEFT POPLITEAL ARTERY. A NON-ABBOTT BALLOON WAS ADVANCED OVER THE HT COMMAND ES GUIDE WIRE WHEN RESISTANCE WAS NOTED BETWEEN THE DEVICES. THE BALLOON AND GUIDE WIRE WERE STUCK TOGETHER; THEREFORE, THE DEVICES WERE REMOVED AS ONE UNIT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER UNSPECIFIED BALLOON AND GUIDE WIRE. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS AND NO CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24044598 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 9, 2026Difficult to Remove; Material Separation

  IT WAS REPORTED THE PROCEDURE WAS TO TREAT A MODERATELY CALCIFIED AND HEAVILY TORTUOUS LESION IN THE POPLITEAL ARTERY. THE COMMAND ES GUIDE WIRE WAS USED IN THE PROCEDURE HOWEVER THE COATING WAS STRIPPED OFF, CAUSING THE GUIDE WIRE TO BECOME ENTRAPPED WITHIN THE BALLOON CATHETER. THE ENTIRE SYSTEM WAS REMOVED TOGETHER AND NO PORTION OF THE GUIDE WIRE WAS LEFT IN THE PATIENT. A NON-ABBOTT GUIDE WIRE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS AND NO CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24028529 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 2, 2026Break; Deformation Due to Compressive Stress; Difficult to Advance

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PROCEDURE WAS TO TREAT A STENOSED LESION IN THE COMMON FEMORAL ARTERY (CFA) WITH CALCIFICATION. THREE HT COMMAND ES 300CM GUIDE WIRES (GW) WERE USED IN THE PROCEDURE AND RESISTANCE WAS NOTED DURING ADVANCEMENT OF THE GUIDE WIRES WITH THE ANATOMY. THE GUIDE WIRES WERE DIFFICULT TO TRACK AND BECAME KINKED. ADDITIONALLY, THE GW TIPS BROKE BUT REMAINED IN ONE PIECE. A 4TH HT COMMAND GW WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE THE PROCEDURE WITHOUT ISSUE. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECT AND NO CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23944528 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 2, 2026Break; Deformation Due to Compressive Stress; Difficult to Advance

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PROCEDURE WAS TO TREAT A STENOSED LESION IN THE COMMON FEMORAL ARTERY (CFA) WITH CALCIFICATION. THREE HT COMMAND ES 300CM GUIDE WIRES (GW) WERE USED IN THE PROCEDURE AND RESISTANCE WAS NOTED DURING ADVANCEMENT OF THE GUIDE WIRES WITH THE ANATOMY. THE GUIDE WIRES WERE DIFFICULT TO TRACK AND BECAME KINKED. ADDITIONALLY, THE GW TIPS BROKE BUT REMAINED IN ONE PIECE. A 4TH HT COMMAND GW WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE THE PROCEDURE WITHOUT ISSUE. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECT AND NO CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23944495 ↗

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