Coronary Guide Wires

INTENDED USE

All HI-TORQUE™ Guide Wires are intended to facilitate the placement of balloon dilatation catheters during percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) and percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA).

INDICATIONS
Refer to the device label for any additional product-specific indications that may apply.

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HI-TORQUE™ Guide Wires Wires are not intended for use in the cerebral vasculature. Refer to the device label for any additional product-specific contraindications that may apply.

WARNINGS
This device is designed and intended for ONE-TIME USE ONLY. Do not resterilize and / or reuse.

PRECAUTIONS
Guide wires are delicate instruments and should be handled carefully. Prior to use and when possible during the procedure, inspect the guide wire carefully for bends, kinks, or other damage. Do not use damaged guide wires. Using a damaged guide wire may result in vessel damage and / or inaccurate torque response.

Confirm the compatibility of the guide wire diameter with the interventional device before actual use.

Free movement of the guide wire within the interventional device is an important feature of a steerable guide wire system, because it gives the user valuable tactile information. Test the system for any resistance prior to use. Adjust or replace the hemostatic valve with an adjustable valve if it is found to inhibit guide wire movement.

Never attach the torque device to the modified portion of the proximal end of the extendable guide wire; otherwise, guide wire damage may occur, preventing the ability to attach the DOC™ Guide Wire Extension.

HI-TORQUE™ Guide Wires with Hydrophilic Coating: Avoid abrasion of the hydrophilic coating.

Do not withdraw or manipulate the hydrophilic-coated wire through a metal cannula or sharp-edged object.

ADVERSE EVENTS
Potential Adverse Events associated with use of this device may include the following but not limited to perforation, dissection, occlusion, myocardial infarction, embolism and infection.

INDICATIONS FOR USE: Intended to facilitate the delivery of catheter-based interventional devices during percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) and percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA). This guide wire may be used with compatible stent devices during therapeutic procedures. The guide wire may be used to reach and cross a target lesion, provide a pathway within the vessel structure, facilitate the substitution of one diagnostic or interventional device for another, and to distinguish the vasculature. This guide wire may also be used to cross or assist in crossing de novo chronic total coronary occlusions (CTO).

CONTRAINDICATIONS: Not intended for use in the cerebral vasculature or with atherectomy devices.

WARNINGS:

This device is designed and intended for ONE-TIME USE ONLY. Do not resterilize and / or reuse.

Carefully observe the instructions under “Do Not” and “Do” below. Failure to do so may result in vessel trauma, guide wire damage, guide wire tip separation, or stent damage. If resistance is observed at any time, determine the cause under fluoroscopy and take remedial action as needed. Use the most suitable guide wire for the lesion being treated.

Do Not:

• Push, auger, withdraw, or torque a guide wire that meets resistance.
• Torque a guide wire if the tip becomes entrapped within the vasculature.
• Allow the guide wire tip to remain in a prolapsed condition.
  
  

Do:

• Advance or withdraw the guide wire slowly.
• Use the radiopaque marker of the interventional device to confirm position.
• Examine the tip movement under fluoroscopy before manipulating, moving, or torquing the guide wire.
• Observe the wire under fluoroscopy for tip buckling, which is a sign of resistance.
• Maintain continuous flush while removing and reinserting the guide wire to prevent air from entering the catheter system. Perform exchanges slowly to prevent air entry and / or trauma.
• When reintroducing the guide wire, confirm that the interventional device tip is free within the vessel lumen and that the tip is parallel to the vessel wall.
  
• Use extreme caution when moving a guide wire through a non- endothelialized stent, or through stent struts, into a bifurcated vessel. Use of this technique involves additional patient risks, including the risk that the wire may become caught on the stent strut.
• Consider that if a secondary wire is placed in a bifurcation branch, this wire may need to be retracted prior to stent deployment, because there is additional risk that the secondary wire may become entrapped between the vessel wall and the stent.

For the HI-TORQUE PROGRESS™ family only: The HI- TORQUE PROGRESS™ family of guide wires has distal ends of varying stiffness. Operate these guide wires carefully so as to not injure the blood vessel, observing the information in these instructions. The higher torque performance, stiffer distal ends, and / or higher advancement force may present a higher risk of perforation or injury than a guide wire with a more pliable distal end. Therefore, use the guide wire with the least stiff distal end that will treat the lesion, and use extreme care to minimize the risk of perforation or other damage to blood vessels.

PRECAUTIONS

Guide wires are delicate instruments and should be handled carefully. Prior to use and when possible during the procedure, inspect the guide wire carefully for bends, kinks, or other damage. Do not use damaged guide wires. Using a damaged guide wire may result in vessel damage and / or inaccurate torque response.

Confirm the compatibility of the guide wire diameter with the interventional device before actual use.

Free movement of the guide wire within the interventional device is an important feature of a steerable guide wire system, because it gives the user valuable tactile information. Test the system for any resistance prior to use. Adjust or replace the hemostatic valve with an adjustable valve if it is found to inhibit guide wire movement.

Never attach the torque device to the modified portion of the proximal end of the extendible guide wire; otherwise, guide wire damage may occur, preventing the ability to attach the DOC™ Guide Wire Extension.

Avoid abrasion of the hydrophilic coating. Do not withdraw or manipulate the hydrophilic-coated wire through a metal cannula or sharp-edged object.

ADVERSE EVENTS

Potential Adverse Events associated with use of this device may include the following, but not limited to: perforation, dissection, occlusion, myocardial infarction, embolism and infection.

INTENDED USE
The HI-TORQUE WIGGLE™ Guide Wire is intended to facilitate the placement of the catheter by orienting the catheter tip during percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) and other interventional diagnostic or therapeutic procedures.
 

INDICATIONS
Refer to the device label for any additional product-specific indications which may apply.

CONTRAINDICATIONS
The HI-TORQUE WIGGLE™ Guide Wire is not intended for use in the cerebral vasculature.

Refer to the device label for any additional product-specific contraindications which may apply.

WARNINGS
This device is designed and intended for ONE-TIME USE ONLY. DO NOT RESTERILIZE AND / OR REUSE.

Observe all guide wire movement in the vessels. Before a guide wire is moved or torqued, the tip movement should be examined under fluoroscopy. Do not torque a guide wire without observing corresponding movement of the tip; otherwise, vessel trauma may occur.

Torquing a guide wire against resistance may cause guide wire damage and / or guide wire tip separation. Always advance or withdraw the guide wire slowly. Never push, auger, withdraw or torque a guide wire which meets resistance. Resistance may be felt and / or observed under fluoroscopy by noting any buckling of the guide wire tip. Determine the cause of resistance under fluoroscopy and take any necessary remedial action.

If the wire tip becomes entrapped within the vasculature, DO NOT TORQUE THE GUIDE WIRE.

Maintain continuous flush while removing and reinserting the guide wire to prevent air from entering the catheter system. Perform all exchanges slowly to prevent air entry and / or trauma.

When reintroducing the guide wire, confirm that the interventional device tip is free within the vessel lumen and not against the vessel wall. Failure to do so may result in vessel trauma upon guide wire exit of the device. Use the radiopaque marker of the interventional device to confirm position.

PRECAUTIONS
Guide wires are delicate instruments and should be handled carefully. Prior to use and when possible during the procedure, inspect the guide wire carefully for bends, kinks, or other damage. Do not use damaged wires. Using a damaged wire may result in vessel damage and / or inaccurate torque response.

Confirm the compatibility of the guide wire diameter with the interventional device before actual use. Test the system for any resistance prior to use. Mild to moderate resistance may be felt as the HI-TORQUE WIGGLE™ Guide Wire waves are advanced or retracted through the catheter. If severe resistance is encountered, it may be necessary to change to a catheter having a larger guide wire lumen.

Never attach the torque device to the modified portion of the proximal end of the extendable guide wire; otherwise, guide wire damage may occur, preventing the ability to attach the DOC™ Guide Wire Extension.

ADVERSE EVENTS
Potential Adverse Events associated with use of this device may include the following but not limited to perforation, dissection, occlusion, myocardial infarction, embolism and infection.

INDICATIONS FOR USE
Intended to facilitate the delivery of catheter-based interventional devices during percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) and percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA). This guide wire may also be used with compatible stent devices during therapeutic procedures. The guide wire may also be used to reach and cross a target lesion, provide a pathway within the vessel structure, facilitate the substitution of one diagnostic or interventional device for another, and to distinguish the vasculature. This wire may also be used to cross or assist in crossing de novo chronic total coronary occlusions (CTO).

CONTRAINDICATIONS
Not intended for use in the cerebral vasculature.

WARNINGS
This device is not designed for use with atherectomy devices. The safety and effectiveness of the use of this HI-TORQUE™ Guide Wire with atherectomy devices is unestablished.

This device is designed and intended for ONE-TIME USE ONLY. Do not resterilize and / or reuse. The safety and effectiveness of this device has not been established after being reprocessed for multiple uses.

This device has a hydrophilic coating at the distal end of the device for a length of 25.6 cm, and a silicone based hydrophobic coating at the proximal end for a length of 133 cm (on 190 cm wires) and 250 cm (on 300 cm wires), and a PTFE hydrophobic coating at the proximal end for a length of 156.5 cm (on 190 cm wires) and 266.5 cm (on 300 cm wires).

Please refer to section PREPARATION FOR USE for further information on how to prepare and use this device to ensure it performs as intended. Failure to abide by the warnings in this labeling might result in damage to the device coating, which may necessitate intervention or results in serious adverse events. The safety and effectiveness of the device has not been established, or is unknown, in vascular regions other than those specifically indicated.

This device contains stainless steel, nickel, chromium, fluoropolymers, tin, gold, silver and platinum that may cause allergic or hypersensitivity reactions. Persons allergic to these may suffer an allergic reaction to this guide wire. Prior to use on the patient, the patient should be counselled on the materials contained in the device and a thorough history of allergies must be discussed.

PRECAUTIONS
Guide wires are delicate instruments and should be handled carefully. Prior to use and when possible during the procedure, inspect the guide wire carefully for bends, kinks, or other damage. Do not use damaged guide wires. Using a damaged guide wire may result in vessel damage and/or inaccurate torque response.

Confirm the compatibility of the guide wire diameter with the interventional device before actual use.

Please refer to the indication on the label and the Instructions for Use to confirm the appropriate vasculature that this guide wire may be used in. Failure to abide by the above recommendation may result in size mismatch of blood vessel and guide wire, which can result in vessel injury, such as, but not limited to, perforation, dissection, rupture, and avulsion.

Free movement of the guide wire within the interventional device is an important feature of a steerable guide wire system, because it gives the user valuable tactile information. Test the system for any resistance prior to use. Adjust or replace the hemostatic valve with an adjustable valve if it is found to inhibit guide wire movement. It is recommended that the user determine the source of resistance, exercise caution when removing the device and/or other components as a unit and exchange the device for a new one to complete the procedure.

Never attach the torque device to the modified portion of the proximal end of the extendable guide wire; otherwise, guide wire damage may occur, preventing the ability to attach the DOC™ Guide Wire Extension.

Avoid abrasion of the hydrophilic coating. Do not withdraw or manipulate the hydrophilic-coated wire through a metal cannula or sharp-edged object. Manipulation, advancement, and/or withdrawal through a metal device may result in destruction and/or separation of the outer coating, which may cause coating material to remain in the vasculature. This in turn may lead to unintended adverse events requiring additional intervention.

When wet, a hydrophilic coating increases the lubricity of the guide wire surface.

Do not soak the device for longer than 4 hours when the device is not in use. Avoid pre-soaking devices for longer than instructed, as this may impact the coating performance.

The coating swells when exposed to aqueous media, but does not have any impact on the device use.

The integrity and performance of the device coating can be negatively impacted by preparation with incompatible media or solvents. Please take note of the following important recommendations:

• Avoid wiping the device with dry gauze as this may damage the device coating.
• Avoid excessive wiping of the coated device.
• Avoid using alcohol, antiseptic solutions, or other solvents (e.g., use of medications and rotoflush) to pre-treat the device because this may cause unpredictable changes in the coating which could negatively affect the safety and performance of the guide wire.

Attempting to alter the shape of the devices by bending, twisting, or similar methods beyond instructed methods may compromise the coating integrity, and that damage to the coating may not always be noticeable to the naked eye.

ADVERSE EVENTS
Potential Adverse Events associated with use of this device may include the following but not limited to:

• Allergic reaction or hypersensitivity to latex, contrast agent, anesthesia, device materials, and drug reactions to anticoagulation, or antiplatelet drugs
• Perforation
• Dissection
• Bleeding
• Occlusion
• Myocardial infarction
• Embolism
• AV fistula
• Infection
• Vasoconstriction
• Vasospasm
• Hypotension
• Hypertension
• Death