Events

Recall of Device Recall ArgoGuide Hydrophilic Wire

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Argon Medical Devices, Inc.

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    45857
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0884-2008
  • Event Initiated Date
    2007-11-19
  • Event Date Posted
    2008-01-31
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2008-06-05
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=67284
  • Notes / Alerts
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Catheter guide wire - Product Code DQX
  • Reason
    Degradation -- hydrophilic guidewires may exhibit degradation of blue pebax cladding causing particulate to dislodge potentially resulting in embolism.
  • Action
    Argon Medical sent an Urgent Product Recall letter to consignees on 11/15/2007. They requested that users immediately quarantine and return any product remaining at their facility, utilizing instruction on response card. Distributors were directed to issue the recall to their customers and return all retrieved product to Argon.

Device

Device Recall ArgoGuide Hydrophilic Wire
  • Model / Serial
    Lot Numbers: 99502708, and 99510894
  • Product Classification
    Cardiovascular Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution -- USA including states of FL, KS, NV, IL, CA, NY, CO, VA, MD, NC, UT, GA, MI, NJ, TN, MA, and CT, and countries of The Netherlands, Germany, and Turkey.
  • Product Description
    Argon Medical Devices, ArgoGuide Hydrophilic NiTi Guidewire, K011905, Catalog Number: 00-AG387308, .035/180cm, stiff/straight/standard, sold as a single hydrophilic guidewire in both sterile and bulk non-sterile packaging configurations. Argon Medical Devices, Inc. Athens, TX 75751
  • Manufacturer
    Argon Medical Devices, Inc

Manufacturer

Argon Medical Devices, Inc