FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Terumo Medical Corporation: Runthrough NS Tapered PTCA Guidewire, item code number TW*DP418FH Product Usage The Runthrough NS guidewire is used to facilitate placement of balloon dilation catheters for Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA) and/or Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA)
- Recall number
- Z-2858-2011
- Recalling firm
- Terumo Medical Corporation
- Product
- Runthrough NS Tapered PTCA Guidewire, item code number TW*DP418FH Product Usage The Runthrough NS guidewire is used to facilitate placement of balloon dilation catheters for Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA) and/or Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA)
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2011-06-03
- Posted
- 2011-07-20
- Terminated
- 2011-07-27
- Reason
- Baloon catheter guidewires may become uncoiled during angioplasty procedures.
- Root cause
- Device Design
- Action
- Terumo Medical Corporation initiated contacting consignees on June 3, 2011 via an in-person visit to hand deliver an "URGENT PRODUCT BULLETIN: TERUMO PRODUCT SAFETY ALERT" letter dated June 3, 2011. The letter emphasized to consignees the importance of following the current instructions and recommendations provided to minimize the potential for damage during use and removal of the recalled product. For further questions, please contact your Terumo Territory Manager or call (800) 283-7866 and ask to speak with the Runthrough NS Guidewire Product Manager, at extension 4129.
- Quantity
- 70 units
- Distribution
- Nationwide (USA) Distribution -- including the states of: CT, GA, and SC.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lot 101028, exp 2013 - 09
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K063695"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- DQX
- Firm FEI
- 1118880
- Firm city
- Elkton
- Firm state
- MD
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
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- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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