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Boston Scientific brand Synchro2 0.14" Guide Wire, 200 cm… recallZ-0873-2011 · Boston Scientific Corporation · initiated Jun 7, 2010

Terminated All recalls posted in January 2011

Is my device affected?

  1. Compare the model, catalog and lot or serial numbers on your device or its packaging with the code information below. A recall usually covers only specific models or lots.
  2. If yours is listed, follow the instructions from Boston Scientific Corporation or your healthcare provider. The company's action is summarized under what the company is doing.
  3. Do not stop using a prescribed or implanted device on your own — talk to your healthcare provider first.

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Why it was recalled

The Guidewire has the potential to flake off polytetrafluroethylene (PTFE) particulate, which has the potential to embolize and result in infarction when introduced into a patient's circulatory system.

FDA root cause category: Other

What the company is doing

Boston Scientific Corporation sent an Urgent Medical Device Recall letter dated June 7, 2010, by Federal Express to all customers. The letter identified the product, the problem, and the action to be taken by the customer. Customers were instructed to immediately discontinue use of and segregate the affected product. Complete and return the Reply Verification Tracking Form even if they did not have any affected product. Contact the Customer Service Call Center to obtain a Returned Goods Authorization (RGA) Number at (800) 811-3211, Option #1. E-mail or Fax the completed and signed Reply Verification Tracking Form to email [email protected] or the Field Action Fax (510) 624-2475. PackageShip and return the affected product along with the original Reply Verification Tracking Form by Federal Express to: Boston Scientific Corporation US Distribution Center Boston Scientific Marina Bay Customer Fulfillment Center 500 Commander Shea Blvd. Quincy, Massachusetts 02171 RGA: ____________ For questions regarding this recall call (510) 624-2563.

Recall details

Recall number
Z-0873-2011
Recall class
Not yet classified by the FDA
Status
Terminated
Initiated by the company
Jun 7, 2010
Posted by the FDA
Jan 7, 2011
Recalling firm
Boston Scientific Corporation
Quantity
36, 049 total units, all sizes
Product code
DQX
FDA submissions
K053268
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution - USA including CA, CO, IN, MD, MI, OR, TX, and VA and the countries of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britian, Greece, Honduras, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, and Ukraine.

Product description

Boston Scientific brand Synchro2 0.14" Guide Wire, 200 cm, Standard Pre-Shaped; Boston Scientific Corporation: Made in 2405 West Orton Circle, West Valley City, UT 84119 Product is distributed by Boston Scientific Corporation, Fremont, CA The Synchro guidewire series is intended for general intravascular use, including neurovascular and peripheral vasculatures. It can be used to selectively introduce and position catheters and other interventional devices within the peripheral and neurovasculature. This device should be used only by physicians trained in percutaneous intravascular techniques and procedures.

Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)

Material # M00326420: lot/use by dates: B17334 8/31/2011    B17603 9/30/2011    B17935 10/31/2011    B18203 11/30/2011    B18441 12/31/2011    B18744 1/31/2012    B18935 1/31/2012    B18945 2/29/2012    B19378 3/31/2012

Other devices under the same FDA submission

8 devices cleared under K053268 — the recall does not name any of them by identifier. One submission often covers many models, so they may or may not be affected.

Other products in the same recall event

The FDA groups related products into one recall event (event 56388).

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