Reported Jan 16, 2019 · Ongoing

Blazer Open-Irrigated Ablation Batch Catheter Product Usage: Open Irrigated ablation catheters, when used with a…

Boston Scientific Corporation

Low riskThis product is unlikely to cause harm, but it breaks a safety or labelling rule.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Boston Scientific Corporation · 300 Boston Scientific Way · Marlborough, MA · 01752-1291

Is this the product you have?

  • Blazer Open-Irrigated
  • Ablation Batch Catheter Product UsageOpen Irrigated ablation catheters, when used with a compatible Radiofrequency (RF) Controller and Irrigation Pump
  • are indicated forCardiac electrophysiological mapping Delivering diagnostic pacing stimuli RF ablation of sustained or recurrent type 1 Atrial Flutter in patients age 18 years or older Treatment of drug refractory, recurrent, symptomatic, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) in patients age 18 years or older, when used with a compatible mapping system
Lot codes and dates
  • Blazer Open Irrigated
  • Ablation Catheter Material NumberM00496200
  • Batch20399570
  • Expiration Date3/13/2020
  • Batch21778776
  • Expiration Date2/21/2021
  • Batch22152470
  • Expiration Date5/21/2021
  • Batch22499259
  • Expiration Date8/13/2001
  • Material NumberM0049620N40
  • Batch:20413170
  • Expiration Date3/16/2020
  • Batch20809676
  • Expiration Date6/22/2020
  • Material NumberM0049620K20
  • Batch20403945
  • Expiration Date3/13/2020
Amount recalled
1,282 (all three types in Japan)

This recall covers 3 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 2 are below.

Why it was recalled

Supplier had changed its resin sub-suppliers three (3) times without notifying BSC. These changes resulted in slight variations in resin material compositions which were not reflected in BSC s internal product documentation. Not approved in customer document.

This product is unlikely to cause harm, but it breaks a safety or labelling rule.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Data as of Sep 19, 6:16 PM UTC

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