The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0340-2017·Announced 2016-11-09

Stryker Recalls Guider Softip XF Guide Catheters Due to Hub Leaks

Stryker Neurovascular is recalling 1,478 Guider Softip XF guide catheters worldwide due to a manufacturing defect that could cause hub leaks.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a medical device with a defect that could lead to leaks, representing a risk of harm where injury has not yet been reported, which aligns with the High severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

Stryker Neurovascular is recalling 1,478 units of the Guider Softip XF guide catheter, model number M003101420. The recall covers specific lots with expiration dates of December 31, 2018, and January 31, 2019. These devices are intended to facilitate the placement of interventional devices into the neurovascular system.

The recall was initiated because the firm became aware of a manufacturing non-conformance that could lead to hub leaks in the resulting product. The affected devices were distributed worldwide, including in the United States (Alaska, Illinois, and Ohio) and numerous international locations.

Healthcare providers and consumers should stop using the affected devices and contact Stryker Neurovascular for further instructions on how to return or replace the product.

The recalled product

Product
Guider Softip XF; GUIDER/40 DEG XF/6FR/100 cm, Model number: M003101420. Cardiology: Boston Scientific Guider Softip XF Guide Catheters are intended to facilitate the placement of interventional devices into the neurovascular system.
Affected units
1,478

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (5)

  • Lot s 18771332
  • 18771915
  • Expiration 12/31/18. Lot s18903165
  • 18928715
  • Expiration 01/31/2019.

Distribution

Distributed in 3 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 15 recalled by Stryker Neurovascular under a single FDA (Devices) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

See all 15 products in this recall →