What if you physically damaged your hardware wallet. What sort of recovery process is there?
Which wallet do you use?
The reputable hardware wallets allow you to load your bitcoin (or supported coins) balance to a new device as long as you have your passphrase (the 20+ random words given when you first established your account) and any PIN or secret pass word you've added for additional security.
Do you have these security protection items? If so, buy a new device (the same brand) and enter your passphrase and password/PIN and you should be back to where you were before the damage occurred.