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Merit Medical Systems, Inc.: Merit Laureate Hydrophylic Guide Wire, Angled, Made In Ireland, CAT No: LWSTDA35260EX, 260cm, Sterile EO, Merit Medical Systems, Inc., South Jordan, UT 84095. Intended to facilitate the placement of devices during diagnostic and interventional procedures.

Recall number
Z-2104-2010
Recalling firm
Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
Product
Merit Laureate Hydrophylic Guide Wire, Angled, Made In Ireland, CAT No: LWSTDA35260EX, 260cm, Sterile EO, Merit Medical Systems, Inc., South Jordan, UT 84095. Intended to facilitate the placement of devices during diagnostic and interventional procedures.
Status
Terminated
Initiated
2010-06-28
Posted
not on file
Terminated
2010-10-19
Reason
Guidewires have decreased lubricity at the proximal end, inhibiting proper operation.
Root cause
Process control
Action
The firm, Merit Medical System, Inc., notified the Sales representatives by e-mail on June 28, 2010, and instructed them to contact all of their accounts and to advise them to discontinue use and return any unused products to Merit. A Product Recall Notice was to be completed by each facility under the direction of the rep and all activities were to be completed by July 9, 2010. Questions should be directed to Penny Goldman, Senior Product Manager at 801-208-4198 or Jackie Preece, Manager, Customer Service at 801-208-4365.
Quantity
199 units
Distribution
Nationwide distribution: CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, MI, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, and SD.
Lot, serial or model codes
Lot Number K130761 (3 year expiry), P116003 (1 year expiry)
510(k) numbers
["K092303"]
PMA numbers
not on file
Product code
DQX
Firm FEI
1721504
Firm city
South Jordan
Firm state
UT
Firm country
not on file

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FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Publisher
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
File
device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
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Size
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Published
2026-09-28
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