Reported May 4, 2022 · Ongoing

SpaceOAR System, UPN SO-1010, SO-2101, SO-3101, and SO-4101. Used to temporarily position the anterior rectal wall away…

Boston Scientific Corporation

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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 · 100 Boston Scientific Way · Marlborough, MA · 01752-1234

Is this the product you have?

  • SpaceOAR System, UPN SO-1010, SO-2101, SO-3101, and SO-4101. Used to temporarily position the anterior rectal wall away from the prostate during radiotherapy for prostate cancer to reduce the radiation dose delivered to the anterior rectum.
Lot codes and dates
    • UPN SO-1010
    • GTIN 00864661000157
  • Batch Numbers

    109 of 109 codes

    • 25512955
    • 25512956
    • 25608548
    • 25646105
    • 25652246
    • 25676663
    • 25676664
    • 25681783
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    • 26552149
    • 26552150
    • 26559675
    • 26582245
    • 26582246
    • 26582247
    • 26582248
    • 26604083
  • Batch Numbers

    819 of 819 codes

    • 25447885
    • 25449325
    • 25454386
    • 25454387
    • 25461459
    • 25495940
    • 25498279
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    • 25686491
    • 25692043
    • 25698959
    • 25699200
    • 25699201
    • 25699202
    • 25706244
  • Batch Numbers
    • 25985439
    • 26140617
    • 26140618
    • 26140619
    • 26141060
    • 26141061
    • 26141062
    • 26170538
    • 26249662
    • 26517605
    • 28377015
    • UPN SO-4101
    • GTIN 00864661000126
  • Batch Numbers

    159 of 159 codes

    • 25449321
    • 25450979
    • 25454390
    • 25731415
    • 25731416
    • 25731579
    • 25732220
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    • 26111510
    • 26111511
    • 26170539
    • 26199156
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    • 26334370
    • 26360533
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    • 26436689
    • 26436690
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    • 26436693
    • 26436694
    • 26436695
    • 26436696
    • 26479094
    • 26559676
    • 26559677
    • 26559678
Amount recalled
61,852 units

This recall covers 2 products

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

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Users need to be aware that embolism is a possible adverse event associated with hydrogel misplacements. Updated IFU provides new procedural instructions, warnings and precautions that describe steps to verify correct placement of the hydrogel following implantation, as well as technique recommendations for the proper placement of SpaceOAR and SpaceOAR Vue.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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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, 6:50 PM UTC

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