The Synchro2 Guidewires are a steerable guidewire family… recallZ-1941-2024 · Stryker Neurovascular · initiated Apr 18, 2024
Open, Classified
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Why it was recalled
Stryker Neurovascular has observed an increased frequency of PTFE coating damage occurring on the Synchro Guidewires that may be caused by the practice of backloading the guidewire through the optional introducer accessory. This issue is limited to certain lots of the Synchro Guidewire that contain an older version of the introducer accessory. Due to variation in the manufacturing process of the supplier of the introducer accessory, certain lots of introducers have sharper than intended edges that can peel off the PTFE coating when physicians use a technique known as backloading. Users with impacted product in their inventory are cautioned not to use this backloading technique.
FDA root cause category: Component design/selection
What the company is doing
On 4/29/24, recall notices were mailed to Supply Chain Management/ Recall Coordinator/ Inventory Manager customers who were asked to do the following: 1) When using impacted guidewires, please do not backload the guidewire, follow the Instructions for Use (IFU) provided with the device, and do not use the guidewire if you see any visible signs of coating damage. 2) Circulate this customer notification internally to all interested/affected parties. 3) Inform firm if any of the subject devices have been distributed to other organizations. If yes, provide contact details so that the firm can inform the recipients appropriately. 4) Inform firm of any adverse events concerning the use of the subject devices. (US Customer Service: 1-855-91-NEURO (1-855-916-3876), Email: [email protected]) 5) Complete and return the customer response form via email to: [email protected]. 6) Contact the firm if you would like a replacement of the guidewire with a new optional introducer accessory.
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-1941-2024
- Status
- Open, Classified
- Initiated by the company
- Apr 18, 2024
- Posted by the FDA
- May 31, 2024
- Recalling firm
- Stryker Neurovascular
- Quantity
- 373,246
- Product code
- DQX
- FDA submissions
- K053268
- Distribution
- Worldwide - US Nationwide distribution including in the states of TX, NY, MD, CA, KY, WI, OR, NE, SC, MA, MO, CT, ID, PA, TN, FL, NC, AL, IA, OK, VA, IL, OH, NH, MN, ND, KS, NJ, WV, IN, GA, HI, AR, UT, LA, MI, WA, NV, CO, AZ, DC, VT, ME, DE, AK, WY, MT, NM, SD, MS, RI, GU and the countries of ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BAHRAIN, BELGIUM, BRAZIL, BULGARIA, CANADA, CHINA, COLOMBIA, CROATIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, EGYPT, ESTONIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, HONG KONG, HUNGARY, ICELAND, INDIA, IRAN, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALIA, JAPAN, JORDAN, KUWAIT, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MEXICO, NETHERLANDS, NORTHERN IRELAND, NORWAY, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SAUDI ARABIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SOUTH KOREA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TURKEY, UAE, UK.
Product description
The Synchro2 Guidewires are a steerable guidewire family with a shapeable tip and are available in straight and pre-shaped versions. The outside diameters of the guidewires are 0.014 in. The guidewires are compatible with existing microcatheters used in common procedures such as those used in endovascular diagnosis and therapy of neurovascular disease. The distal portion of the guidewire tip is radiopaque.
Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)
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Devices named in this recall
12 devices in the FDA device registry whose identifier appears in the recall's code information.
- SYNCHRO 2 M00326410Stryker Corporation · WIRE, GUIDE, CATHETER2 recalls155 reports
- SYNCHRO 2 M00326010Stryker Corporation · WIRE, GUIDE, CATHETER2 recalls79 reports
- SYNCHRO 2 M00326510Stryker Corporation · WIRE, GUIDE, CATHETER2 recalls41 reports
- SYNCHRO 2 M00326420Stryker Corporation · WIRE, GUIDE, CATHETER2 recalls18 reports
- SYNCHRO 2 M00326110Stryker Corporation · WIRE, GUIDE, CATHETER2 recalls14 reports
- SYNCHRO 2 M00326310Stryker Corporation · WIRE, GUIDE, CATHETER2 recalls5 reports
- SYNCHRO 2 M00326520Stryker Corporation · WIRE, GUIDE, CATHETER2 recalls1 report
- SYNCHRO 2 M00326320Stryker Corporation · WIRE, GUIDE, CATHETER2 recalls0 reports
- Synchro2 S2SPS14215Stryker Corporation · Wire, guide, catheter1 recall40 reports
- Synchro2 S2SPP14215Stryker Corporation · Wire, guide, catheter1 recall12 reports
- Synchro2 S2SPS14300Stryker Corporation · GUIDE, WIRE, CATHETER, NEUROVASCULATURE1 recall1 death6 reports
- Synchro2 S2SPP14300Stryker Corporation · GUIDE, WIRE, CATHETER, NEUROVASCULATURE1 recall2 reports
Product lines
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The FDA groups related products into one recall event (event 94543).
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Sources and updates
- Recall record: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026 · View the FDA recall notice ↗
- Devices: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026. Devices are linked when their identifier (with a valid check digit) appears in the recall's code information.
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