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Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0964-2020·Announced 2020-02-12

Cook Inc. Recalls Wire Guide Due to Incorrect Loading Risk

Cook Inc. is recalling 13,388 Wire Guide units because they may be incorrectly loaded, causing the stiff tip to be introduced into patients instead of the flexible tip.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Devices): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

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 defect that could lead to patient injury (introduction of a stiff tip instead of a flexible one), but the source text does not report any actual injuries or illnesses, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

Cook Inc. is recalling 13,388 units of the Wire Guide, Guidewire, Global Product Number G14326. The recall is due to a risk that the wire guide may be incorrectly loaded into the wire guide holder.

If the device is loaded incorrectly, the stiff tip of the wire guide may be introduced into the patient instead of the flexible tip. This defect poses a risk of injury to the patient during use.

The product was distributed domestically to the United States and internationally to numerous countries, including Australia, Canada, China, Germany, India, Japan, and the United Kingdom. Healthcare providers and facilities should stop using the affected devices and contact Cook Inc. for instructions on return or replacement.

The recalled product

Product
Wire Guide, Guidewire, Global Product Number G14326
Manufacturer
Cook Inc.
Category
Medical Device — Interventional / Catheter
Hazard
Affected units
13,388

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 (1)

  • 7857489

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 20 recalled by Cook Inc. 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.

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