Boston Scientific Recalls Sensor Nitinol Wires Due to Tracking Issues
Boston Scientific is recalling Sensor Nitinol Wires because an increased rate of complaints indicates difficulty tracking over the guidewire, which may cause procedural delays.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Devices): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II. The hazard involves a risk-of-harm product (medical device) where the issue causes procedural delays and device exchange, but no specific injuries or illnesses are reported in the source text.
Plain-English summary
Boston Scientific is recalling specific lots of Sensor Nitinol Wire with Hydrophilic Tip .038 3CM FLEX STR/150CM. The recall involves 5,565 units distributed nationwide and in foreign regions including Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, Asia Pacific, and Japan.
The recall was initiated due to an increase in the rate of complaints regarding difficulty or inability to track over the guidewire. This issue may result in procedural delays due to the need to exchange the affected device during a procedure.
Healthcare providers and facilities should identify and stop using the affected devices. The specific lot numbers subject to this recall are: 24501748, 24506585, 24507390, 24507747, 24517205, 24517209, 24517211, 24526341, 24576484, 24576569, 24577900, 24579133, 24580102, 24583255, 24585905, 24586401, 24616721, 24617337, 24618334, 24724936, 24732742, 24737184, 24739802, 24790717, 24805720, 24860825, and 24868932.
The recalled product
- Product
- Sensor Nitinol Wire with Hydrophilic Tip .038 3CM FLEX STR/150CM UPN: M006670309 1box 5 UPN: M0066703090 single unit
- Manufacturer
- Boston Scientific
- Affected units
- 5,565
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (20)
- Lot Numbers: 24501748
- 24506585
- 24507390
- 24507747
- 24517205
- 24517209
- 24517211
- 24526341
- 24576484
- 24576569
- 24577900
- 24579133
- 24580102
- 24583255
- 24585905
- 24586401
- 24616721
- 24617337
- 24618334
- 24724936
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 12 recalled by Boston Scientific under a single FDA (Devices) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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