Boston Scientific Corporation: Boston Scientific brand Synchro.14" Guide Wire, 45 cm, tip; 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.

Recall number

Z-0877-2011

Recalling firm

Boston Scientific Corporation

Product

Boston Scientific brand Synchro.14" Guide Wire, 45 cm, tip; 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.

Status

Terminated

Initiated

2010-06-07

Posted

2011-01-07

Terminated

2011-01-10

Reason

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.

Root cause

Other

Action

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 Bob.Ware@bsci.com 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.

Quantity

36, 049 total units, all sizes

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.

Lot, serial or model codes

Material # M00313020: lot/use by dates: B17208 7/31/2011  B17522 8/31/2011  B17594 9/30/2011  B17817 9/30/2011  B17853 9/30/2011  B18017 10/31/2011  B18107 10/31/2011  B18390 11/30/2011  B18550 12/31/2011  B18886 1/31/2012  B19069 2/29/2012

510(k) numbers

["K050964"]

PMA numbers

not on file

Product code

DQX

Firm FEI

2939204

Firm city

Fremont

Firm state

CA

Firm country

not on file

Cite as

FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 b87518bfe2e8, published 2026-09-28

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