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Device product

ViperWire Advance Peripheral Guide Wire with Flex Tip, Model No. VPR-GW-FT18. Sterilized with Ethylene Oxide. The guide wire is a smooth, stainless steel wire, with a silicone coating, and a radiopaque distal spring tip. The guide wire allows for proper positioning of the device crown within peripheral arteries and provides a center of rotation for the device drive shaft. The guide wire torquer is a small, plastic accessory, packaged with the guide wire, and provides a gripping surface for manipulating the guide wire, if desired.

Z-1771-2017

March 03, 2017

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Cardiovascular Systems Inc
Event
Event 76784
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
186 devices
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-1771-2017

Official wording

Reason: Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. is recalling one lot of ViperWire Advance with Flextip, model VPR-GW-FT18 because it may contain a 0.014" ViperWire Advance Flextip product instead of the 0.018" ViperWire Advance with Flextip.

Code information: Lot 156032

Distribution pattern: Nationwide distribution in the states of AR, AZ, CO, FL, GA, HI, IN, KS, KY, LA, MS. NC, NM, RI, TX, VA

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. is recalling one lot of ViperWire Advance with Flextip, model VPR-GW-FT18 because it may contain a 0.014" ViperWire Advance Flextip product instead of the 0.018" ViperWire Advance with Flextip.