Official recall record
Glidesheath Slender® Introducer Sheath
- Issuing authority
- Health Canada
- Alert date
- 2026-07-02
- Country of alert
- Canada
- Alert level
- Type II
- Alert type
- recall
What the authority reported
Through post-market surveillance, we have received complaints for the guidewire not being able to pass through the needle. Through our investigation it was determined that a portion of the lot had the incorrect guidewire size. Terumo has received 84 complaints for this issue and no serious injuries. The probability of medically reversible or transient adverse health consequences is not likely. The situation is detectable at the time of use. There is no risk to patients who have used this lot. 1. Review your Glidesheath Slender inventory and immediately isolate lot number 0001441871.
What to do
Follow the instructions in the official notice — recall remedies (refund, repair, replacement, or disposal) are defined by the issuing authority and the responsible business, and they differ per recall. Do not rely on summaries, including this one.
Record last checked against the registry on 2026-07-12.