HT Connect Peripheral Guide Wire Part Number Description 1012587 018 HT CONNECT 145 CM 1012588 018 HT CONNECT 195 CM 1012589 018 HT CONNECT 300 CM 1012590 018 HT CONNECT FLEX 145 CM 1012591 018 HT CONNECT FLEX 195 CM 1012592 018 HT CONNECT FLEX 300 CM 1012593 018 HT CONNECT 250T 145 CM 1012594 018 HT CONNECT 250T 195 CM 1012595 018 HT CONNECT 250T 300 CM

Recall Insight

This FDA Devices action (record #Z-0558-2014) was formally reported on January 1, 2014, with the manufacturer initiating the action on November 25, 2013. It is classified under Moderate severity (Class II), with a current status of Terminated. Abbott Vascular, Inc. is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Temecula, CA. Federal records indicate 54,895 units total (5,356 units in US) units are affected, placing this recall in the million-unit bracket that typically triggers nationwide consumer alerts and retailer sweeps.

The documented reason for this recall is: Abbott Vascular has initiated a recall of the HT Connect Peripheral Guide Wires due to a small number of devices exhibiting partial delamination of the PTFE coating. Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and Internationally to Australia, French Guyana, Macedonia, South Korea, Austria, Germany, Malaysia, Spain, Bahrain, Greece, Martinique, Sweden, Belgium, Hong Kong, Netherlands,…. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 6 were also issued by FDA Devices. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 12 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.