FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Boston Scientific Corporation: Blazer Open-Irrigated Ablation Batch Catheter Product Usage: Open Irrigated ablation catheters, when used with a compatible Radiofrequency (RF) Controller and Irrigation Pump, are indicated for: Cardiac 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
- Recall number
- Z-0699-2019
- Recalling firm
- Boston Scientific Corporation
- Product
- Blazer Open-Irrigated Ablation Batch Catheter Product Usage: Open Irrigated ablation catheters, when used with a compatible Radiofrequency (RF) Controller and Irrigation Pump, are indicated for: Cardiac 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
- Status
- Open, Classified
- Initiated
- 2018-11-28
- Posted
- not on file
- Terminated
- not on file
- Reason
- 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.
- Root cause
- Nonconforming Material/Component
- Action
- On November 28, 2018, Boston Scientific sent Urgent Medical Device Removal - Immediate Action Required letters to their Japanese consignees requesting them to check and segregate any of the recalled product. The letter also asked the consignees to conduct sub-recalls, if necessary, and to return The Reply Verification Tracking Form.
- Quantity
- 1,282 (all three types in Japan)
- Distribution
- Japan
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Blazer Open Irrigated Ablation Catheter Material Number: M00496200, Batch: 20399570, Expiration Date: 3/13/2020 Batch: 21778776, Expiration Date: 2/21/2021 Batch: 22152470, Expiration Date: 5/21/2021 Batch: 22499259, Expiration Date: 8/13/2001 Material Number: M0049620N40 Batch::20413170, Expiration Date: 3/16/2020 Batch: 20809676, Expiration Date: 6/22/2020 Material Number: M0049620K20 Batch: 20403945, Expiration Date: 3/13/2020
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- ["P150005"]
- Product code
- OAD
- Firm FEI
- 3004859241
- Firm city
- Marlborough
- Firm state
- MA
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 b87518bfe2e8, published 2026-09-28