SUPER TORQUERecalls & reported problems across all models
Cordis Corporation · 11 models in the FDA device registry
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 109
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 47
- Recalls
- 0
We found 11 models of SUPER TORQUE by Cordis Corporation in the FDA's device registry (GUDID). Together they are named in 109 adverse event reports in the FDA's MAUDE database, received between Mar 31, 2017 and Feb 16, 2026 — classified as 47 injuries, 62 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Detachment of Device or Device Component” (65 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
Reports received per month, all models
Most reported SUPER TORQUE problems
Device problems
- Detachment of Device or Device Component65
- Degraded13
- Difficult to Remove11
- Structural Problem9
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem4
- Material Puncture/Hole4
- Break3
- Leak/Splash3
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions63
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient30
- Foreign Body In Patient5
- No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient4
- Vascular Dissection4
- Hemorrhage/Blood Loss/Bleeding2
- No Code Available1
- No Information1
SUPER TORQUE models
11 models, most reported first. Each model has its own page with its reports, recalls and device details.
- SUPER TORQUE 532598BCATHETER, INTRAVASCULAR, DIAGNOSTIC65 reports
- SUPER TORQUE 532598CCATHETER, INTRAVASCULAR, DIAGNOSTIC26 reports
- SUPER TORQUE 533556CATHETER, INTRAVASCULAR, DIAGNOSTIC6 reports
- SUPER TORQUE 533551CATHETER, INTRAVASCULAR, DIAGNOSTIC3 reports
- SUPER TORQUE 533533CATHETER, INTRAVASCULAR, DIAGNOSTIC2 reports
- SUPER TORQUE 533693CATHETER, INTRAVASCULAR, DIAGNOSTIC2 reports
- SUPER TORQUE 532549H0CATHETER, INTRAVASCULAR, DIAGNOSTIC1 report
- SUPER TORQUE 532598ACATHETER, INTRAVASCULAR, DIAGNOSTIC1 report
- SUPER TORQUE 533593CATHETER, INTRAVASCULAR, DIAGNOSTIC1 report
- SUPER TORQUE 533620CATHETER, INTRAVASCULAR, DIAGNOSTIC1 report
- SUPER TORQUE 533650SCATHETER, INTRAVASCULAR, DIAGNOSTIC1 report
Recent SUPER TORQUE adverse event reports
The 15 most recent reports across all models, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryFeb 16, 2026Detachment of Device or Device Component
AS REPORTED, WHILE USING THE 5FR 110CM SUPER TORQUE MARKING PIG CATHETER, TWO OF THE SIZING RINGS ON THE CATHETERS MOVED. ONE OF WHICH STAYED ON THE CATHETER THE OTHER COULD NOT BE LOCATED AFTER THE PROCEDURE. THE CATHETER SEPARATED AND BROKE OFF WITH PART REMAINING IN VESSEL. THE PIECE WAS REMOVED USING A SNARE; HOWEVER, THE RING WAS NOT REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING THE SAME CATHETER. THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED TO BE AMBULATORY THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE SIZING RING MOVED PRIOR TO THE MEASUREMENT. THE PROCEDURE PERFORMED WAS A VASCULAR INTERVENTION INVOLVING THE LEGS. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE NOTED TO THE PACKAGING OF THE DEVICE. NO ANOMALIES WERE OBSERVED WHEN THE DEVICE WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE PACKAGE, AND NO DIFFICULTIES WERE EXPERIENCED DURING PREPARATION. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE PACKAGING, AND THE PRODUCT WAS STORED IN A CABINET. NO ANOMALIES WERE NOTED UPON REMOVAL FROM THE PACKAGE. THE DEVICE WAS PREPPED PER THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE (IFU) WITHOUT DIFFICULTY. NO RESISTANCE OR FRICTION WAS ENCOUNTERED WHILE ADVANCING THE CATHETER THROUGH THE SHEATH, NO EXCESS FORCE WAS USED, AND THERE WAS NO DIFFICULTY TRACKING THROUGH THE VASCULATURE. THE DEVICE IS NOT BE
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24344070 ↗MalfunctionJan 30, 2026Detachment of Device or Device Component
AS REPORTED, A 5F 110CM SUPER TORQUE MARKER BAND PIGTAIL DIAGNOSTIC CATHETER RUPTURED IN THE PATIENT¿S ILIAC ARTERY DURING USE. THE FRAGMENT WAS RECOVERED DURING SURGERY. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES TO THE PATIENT. THE DEVICE WAS STORED AND PREPPED PER THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE (IFU), THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE DEVICE PRIOR TO USE, AND THERE WAS NO DIFFICULTY ADVANCING THE DEVICE WITHIN THE PATIENT PRIOR TO THE RUPTURE. ADDITIONAL DETAILS WERE REQUESTED BUT WERE UNKNOWN. THE DEVICE WILL BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24222883 ↗MalfunctionNov 4, 2025Structural Problem; Structural Problem
AS REPORTED, THE MARKER BAND OF A 5F PIG 110CM SUPER TORQUE MARKER BAND (MB) DIAGNOSTIC CATHETER WAS INSUFFICIENTLY BONDED TO THE CATHETER SHAFT AND SHOWED MOVEMENT. THE DEVICE WAS NOT USED FOR THE PROCEDURE. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY. THE PHYSICIAN ATTEMPTED TO USE THE CATHETER DURING A PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION (PCI) PROCEDURE. THE DEVICE WILL BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 23463328 ↗MalfunctionSep 17, 2025Difficult to Remove; Detachment of Device or Device Component; Difficult to Remove; Detachment of Device or Device Component
AS REPORTED, A 5F PIGTAIL (PIG) 110CM SUPER TORQUE MB DIAGNOSTIC CATHETER BECAME STUCK ON THE GUIDEWIRE DURING AN AORTOMONOILIAC ENDOGRAFT PROCEDURE AND DURING THE ATTEMPT TO REMOVE THE DEVICE, THE CATHETER BROKE, LEAVING APPROXIMATELY ONE-THIRD AT THE PATIENT¿S ACCESS SITE. THIS REQUIRED PARTIAL REMOVAL OF THE GUIDEWIRE AND CATHETER THROUGH THE INTRODUCER, FOLLOWED BY COMPLETE REMOVAL OF THE CATHETER, WHICH WAS DESCRIBED AS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT DUE TO TIGHT ADHESION TO THE GUIDEWIRE. THERE WAS A REPORTED PATIENT INJURY. THE DEVICE WAS USED FOR ANGIOGRAPHY AND SUBSEQUENT MEASUREMENT OF THE ENDOGRAFT LENGTH REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. THE PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED AS PART OF AN ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM REPAIR (EVAR) COMPLETION IN A PATIENT WITH AN ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM WITH A RIGHT TYPE IB ENDOLEAK AND A LEFT TYPE III ENDOLEAK, WITH A RAPIDLY ENLARGING ANEURYSM REACHING 10 CM IN DIAMETER. THE DEVICE WILL NOT BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 23080555 ↗MalfunctionSep 17, 2025Degraded; Degraded
AS REPORTED, BLUE PIECES AND CRACKING OF PLASTIC NEAR THE HUB WERE FOUND ON MULTIPLE DIAGNOSTIC CATHETERS, INCLUDING 5F JL3.5 SUPER TORQUE PLUS DIAGNOSTIC CATHETERS (CATALOG NUMBER: 534-518T), 5F JL4 SUPER TORQUE PLUS DIAGNOSTIC CATHETERS (CATALOG NUMBER: 534-520T), 5F JL4.5 SUPER TORQUE PLUS DIAGNOSTIC CATHETERS (CATALOG NUMBER: 534-517T), 5F IM SUPER TORQUE PLUS DIAGNOSTIC CATHETERS (CATALOG NUMBER: 534-560T), AND A 5.2F MP A2(I) 100CM SUPER TORQUE PLUS DIAGNOSTIC CATHETER (CATALOG NUMBER: 533-556). THE AFFECTED PRODUCTS WERE IDENTIFIED ACROSS MULTIPLE PACKAGES DURING STOCK INSPECTION, AND THE PACKAGES HAD NOT BEEN OPENED. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY. THE DEVICES WILL BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. THE DEVICES WILL BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. FOUR IMAGES WERE REVIEWED AND THE SHOW CATHETERS INSIDE THEIR PACKAGING. POLYMER FLAKES CAN BE SEEN INSIDE THE PACKAGING, AND THEY APPEAR TO HAVE ORIGINATED FROM THE STRAIN RELIEF.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 23078116 ↗MalfunctionSep 17, 2025Degraded; Degraded
AS REPORTED, BLUE PIECES AND CRACKING OF PLASTIC NEAR THE HUB WERE FOUND ON MULTIPLE DIAGNOSTIC CATHETERS, INCLUDING 5F JL3.5 SUPER TORQUE PLUS DIAGNOSTIC CATHETERS (CATALOG NUMBER 534-518T), 5F JL4 SUPER TORQUE PLUS DIAGNOSTIC CATHETERS (CATALOG NUMBER 534-520T), 5F JL4.5 SUPER TORQUE PLUS DIAGNOSTIC CATHETERS (CATALOG NUMBER 534-517T), 5F IM SUPER TORQUE PLUS DIAGNOSTIC CATHETERS (CATALOG NUMBER 534-560T), AND A 5.2F MP A2(I) 100CM SUPER TORQUE PLUS DIAGNOSTIC CATHETER (CATALOG NUMBER 533-556). THE AFFECTED PRODUCTS WERE IDENTIFIED ACROSS MULTIPLE PACKAGES DURING STOCK INSPECTION, AND THE PACKAGES HAD NOT BEEN OPENED. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY. THE DEVICES WILL BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. THE DEVICES WILL BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. FOUR IMAGES WERE REVIEWED AND THE SHOW CATHETERS INSIDE THEIR PACKAGING. POLYMER FLAKES CAN BE SEEN INSIDE THE PACKAGING, AND THEY APPEAR TO HAVE ORIGINATED FROM THE STRAIN RELIEF.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 23076848 ↗MalfunctionSep 17, 2025Degraded; Degraded
AS REPORTED, BLUE PIECES AND CRACKING OF PLASTIC NEAR THE HUB WERE FOUND ON MULTIPLE DIAGNOSTIC CATHETERS, INCLUDING 5F JL3.5 SUPER TORQUE PLUS DIAGNOSTIC CATHETERS (CATALOG NUMBER 534-518T), 5F JL4 SUPER TORQUE PLUS DIAGNOSTIC CATHETERS (CATALOG NUMBER 534-520T), 5F JL4.5 SUPER TORQUE PLUS DIAGNOSTIC CATHETERS (CATALOG NUMBER 534-517T), 5F IM SUPER TORQUE PLUS DIAGNOSTIC CATHETERS (CATALOG NUMBER 534-560T), AND A 5.2F MP A2(I) 100CM SUPER TORQUE PLUS DIAGNOSTIC CATHETER (CATALOG NUMBER 533-556). THE AFFECTED PRODUCTS WERE IDENTIFIED ACROSS MULTIPLE PACKAGES DURING STOCK INSPECTION, AND THE PACKAGES HAD NOT BEEN OPENED. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY. THE DEVICES WILL BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. THE DEVICES WILL BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. FOUR IMAGES WERE REVIEWED AND THE SHOW CATHETERS INSIDE THEIR PACKAGING. POLYMER FLAKES CAN BE SEEN INSIDE THE PACKAGING, AND THEY APPEAR TO HAVE ORIGINATED FROM THE STRAIN RELIEF.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 23076819 ↗MalfunctionSep 17, 2025Degraded; Degraded
THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 23076800 ↗MalfunctionSep 17, 2025Degraded; Degraded
AS REPORTED, BLUE PIECES AND CRACKING OF PLASTIC NEAR THE HUB WERE FOUND ON MULTIPLE DIAGNOSTIC CATHETERS, INCLUDING 5F JL3.5 SUPER TORQUE PLUS DIAGNOSTIC CATHETERS (CATALOG NUMBER 534-518T), 5F JL4 SUPER TORQUE PLUS DIAGNOSTIC CATHETERS (CATALOG NUMBER 534-520T), 5F JL4.5 SUPER TORQUE PLUS DIAGNOSTIC CATHETERS (CATALOG NUMBER 534-517T), 5F IM SUPER TORQUE PLUS DIAGNOSTIC CATHETERS (CATALOG NUMBER 534-560T), AND A 5.2F MP A2(I) 100CM SUPER TORQUE PLUS DIAGNOSTIC CATHETER (CATALOG NUMBER 533-556). THE AFFECTED PRODUCTS WERE IDENTIFIED ACROSS MULTIPLE PACKAGES DURING STOCK INSPECTION, AND THE PACKAGES HAD NOT BEEN OPENED. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY. THE DEVICES WILL BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. THE DEVICES WILL BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. FOUR IMAGES WERE REVIEWED AND THE SHOW CATHETERS INSIDE THEIR PACKAGING. POLYMER FLAKES CAN BE SEEN INSIDE THE PACKAGING, AND THEY APPEAR TO HAVE ORIGINATED FROM THE STRAIN RELIEF.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 23076638 ↗MalfunctionSep 17, 2025Degraded; Degraded
AS REPORTED, BLUE PIECES AND CRACKING OF PLASTIC NEAR THE HUB WERE FOUND ON MULTIPLE DIAGNOSTIC CATHETERS, INCLUDING 5F JL3.5 SUPER TORQUE PLUS DIAGNOSTIC CATHETERS (CATALOG NUMBER 534-518T), 5F JL4 SUPER TORQUE PLUS DIAGNOSTIC CATHETERS (CATALOG NUMBER 534-520T), 5F JL4.5 SUPER TORQUE PLUS DIAGNOSTIC CATHETERS (CATALOG NUMBER 534-517T), 5F IM SUPER TORQUE PLUS DIAGNOSTIC CATHETERS (CATALOG NUMBER 534-560T), AND A 5.2F MP A2(I) 100CM SUPER TORQUE PLUS DIAGNOSTIC CATHETER (CATALOG NUMBER 533-556). THE AFFECTED PRODUCTS WERE IDENTIFIED ACROSS MULTIPLE PACKAGES DURING STOCK INSPECTION, AND THE PACKAGES HAD NOT BEEN OPENED. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY. THE DEVICES WILL BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. THE DEVICES WILL BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. FOUR IMAGES WERE REVIEWED AND THE SHOW CATHETERS INSIDE THEIR PACKAGING. POLYMER FLAKES CAN BE SEEN INSIDE THE PACKAGING, AND THEY APPEAR TO HAVE ORIGINATED FROM THE STRAIN RELIEF.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 23076487 ↗MalfunctionSep 8, 2025Degraded; Degraded
AS REPORTED, THE 5F 65CM 8 SIDEHOLE (SH) SUPER TORQUE MARKER BAND (MB) FLUSH CATHETER WAS FOUND TO BE DISINTEGRATING. ANOTHER CATHETER IN THE PACKAGE SHOWED VISIBLE DAMAGE AT THE HUB. TWO IMAGES WERE RECEIVED FOR REVIEW: ONE SHOWING THE PRODUCT LABELING AND THE OTHER SHOWING THE PROXIMAL PORTION OF A CATHETER INSIDE THE PACKAGING WITH THE STRAIN RELIEF APPEARING CRACKED AND PORTIONS OF IT MISSING. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PATIENT INJURY. IN SUM, 2 OUT OF THE 4 CATHETERS BEING RETURNED HAD THE SAME ISSUES. NONE OF THE CATHETERS WERE USED ON THE PATIENT; ONE WAS OPENED, AND DISINTEGRATION WAS NOTICED BEFORE ACTUAL USE. THERE WERE NO DAMAGES FOUND ON THE DEVICE OR DEVICE PACKAGING PRIOR TO OPENING. THE DEVICE WAS STORED AND PREPPED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE (IFU). THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PATIENT INJURY. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING A NEW CATHETER. THE USER WAS TRAINED IN THE USE OF THE DEVICE. THE USER PULLED ALL LOT NUMBERS FROM THE SHELF AND IS SENDING BACK A TOTAL OF FOUR CATHETERS FOR EVALUATION. ADDENDUM: PER PRELIMINARY PE FINDINGS, ONE STERILE CATHETER WAS OBSERVED TO HAVE A DEGRADATION CONDITION AND A YELLOWISH COLOR AND ANOTHER STERILE CATHETER WAS FOU
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22994374 ↗MalfunctionAug 20, 2025Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component
AS REPORTED, THE WHITE TIP OF A 5.2F JUDKINS LEFT 3.5 (JL3.5) SUPER TORQUE PLUS DIAGNOSTIC CATHETER BROKE. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY. PER PRELIMINARY IMAGE REVIEW, PICTURES OF THE DEVICE SHOW THAT THE HUB OF THE CATHETER WAS BROKEN INTO SEPARATE PIECES. THE DEVICE IS EXPECTED TO BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22853866 ↗MalfunctionAug 20, 2025Leak/Splash; Leak/Splash
AS REPORTED, A LEAK WAS OBSERVED AT THE TOP PORTION OF A 6F 100 CM JUDKINS LEFT (JL4) SUPER TORQUE PLUS DIAGNOSTIC CATHETER FOLLOWING INSERTION AND CONTRAST INJECTION. NO PATIENT INJURY WAS REPORTED. ADDITIONAL EVENT DETAILS WERE REQUESTED BUT COULD NOT BE OBTAINED. THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION AS INITIALLY ANTICIPATED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22853660 ↗MalfunctionJul 15, 2025Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component
AS REPORTED, A GOLD MARKER ON A 5F 110CM 6 SIDE-HOLE (SH) SUPER TORQUE MARKER BAND (MB) DIAGNOSTIC CATHETER HAS COME OFF THE CATHETER. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PATIENT INJURY. THE DEVICE WILL BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22516491 ↗MalfunctionJul 15, 2025Degraded; Degraded
AS REPORTED, THE 5F 65CM 8 SIDEHOLE (SH) SUPER TORQUE MARKER BAND (MB) FLUSH CATHETER WAS FOUND TO BE DISINTEGRATING. ANOTHER CATHETER IN THE PACKAGE SHOWED VISIBLE DAMAGE AT THE HUB. TWO IMAGES WERE RECEIVED FOR REVIEW: ONE SHOWING THE PRODUCT LABELING AND THE OTHER SHOWING THE PROXIMAL PORTION OF A CATHETER INSIDE THE PACKAGING WITH THE STRAIN RELIEF APPEARING CRACKED AND PORTIONS OF IT MISSING. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PATIENT INJURY. IN SUM, 2 OUT OF THE 4 CATHETERS BEING RETURNED HAD THE SAME ISSUES. NONE OF THE CATHETERS WERE USED ON THE PATIENT; ONE WAS OPENED, AND DISINTEGRATION WAS NOTICED BEFORE ACTUAL USE. THERE WERE NO DAMAGES FOUND ON THE DEVICE OR DEVICE PACKAGING PRIOR TO OPENING. THE DEVICE WAS STORED AND PREPPED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE (IFU). THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PATIENT INJURY. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING A NEW CATHETER. THE USER WAS TRAINED IN THE USE OF THE DEVICE. THE USER PULLED ALL LOT NUMBERS FROM THE SHELF AND IS SENDING BACK A TOTAL OF FOUR CATHETERS FOR EVALUATION.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22507074 ↗
Other Cordis Corporation products
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- Models: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026. Models are grouped by the brand name the manufacturer registered.
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026
- 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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