FDA expressed concern over changes made to the coating of the guidewire, which is manufactured at the company’s plant in Galway, Ireland. Fred Lampropoulos, Merit’s chairman and CEO, said the company didn’t think it needed additional approval for such a change but would work with the FDA to resolve the issue.
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