Boston Scientific Corporation: Lotus TAVR 25mm, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Prosthesis Premounted on Delivery System; Sterile Material number H749LTV250, Catalog Number LTV25; Product Usage: The Lotus Valve System is intended to improve aortic valve function for symptomatic subjects with severe calcific aortic stenosis (aortic valve area [AVA] of <1.0 cm2 or AVA index of <0.6 em /m2) who are at extreme or high risk for standard surgical valve replacement.

Recall number

Z-0916-2015

Recalling firm

Boston Scientific Corporation

Product

Lotus TAVR 25mm, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Prosthesis Premounted on Delivery System; Sterile Material number H749LTV250, Catalog Number LTV25; Product Usage: The Lotus Valve System is intended to improve aortic valve function for symptomatic subjects with severe calcific aortic stenosis (aortic valve area [AVA] of <1.0 cm2 or AVA index of <0.6 em /m2) who are at extreme or high risk for standard surgical valve replacement.

Status

Terminated

Initiated

2014-11-19

Posted

2015-01-13

Terminated

2015-03-26

Reason

Lotus valve became unlocked during release from the delivery system. This may lead to percutaneous insertion of another valve, resulting in a Valve in Valve (ViV) implantation. If this occurs, the first valve could embolize and it may be necessary to convert the patient to surgery.

Root cause

Device Design

Action

Boston Scientific notified consignees on November 19, 2014, of the problem via letter through overnight delivery directing consignees to segregate and return affected product to Boston Scientific utilizing the Field Safety Corrective Action (FSCA) Instructions provided. The FSCA details that consignees should: Immediately discontinue use of and segregate product; Complete and return the Account Reply Verification Tracking form and Package/Ship the affected product.

Quantity

278 units - total all sizes

Distribution

Distributed only in the countries of Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland.

Lot, serial or model codes

Serial numbers: 14126051, 14126052, 14126053, 14127058, 14128047, 14128048, 14128049, 14128050, 14129004, 14129005, 14129006, 14129007, 14129008, 14133006, 14133007, 14133008, 14133009, 14133010, 14134042, 14134043, 14134044, 14134045, 14134047, 14134049, 14134050, 14134054, 14148005, 14148006, 14148007, 14148008, 14148009, 14148010, 14148011, 14148012, 14148013, 14148014, 14148015, 14148019, 14148020, 14148021, 14148022, 14148023, 14148024, 14148026, 14148027, 14156025, 14156026, 14157007, 14157008, 14157009, 14157010, 14157011, 14157012, 14157013, 14160009, 14160011, 14160012, 14160015, 14161036, 14161037, 14161038, 14161040, 14162050, 14162051, 14162053, 14162054, 14163052, 14163053, 14163054, 14163055, 14165004, 14165005, 14165006, 14165007, 14165008, 14167012, 14167013, 14167015, 14167016, 14167017, 14167018, 14167019, 14167020, 14167021, 14170001, 14170002, 14170003, 14170004, 14170005, 14170031, 14170032, 14170034, 14170035, 14170036, 14170037, 14170038, 14170039, 14170040, 14171031, 14171032, 14171033, 14171036, 14171037, 14171038, 14171039, 14171040, 14172017, 14172018, 14172019, 14172020, 14172021, 14172022, 14172023, 14172024, 14176021, 14176022, 14176023, 14176024, 14176025, 14176029, 14176030, 14176031, 14176032, 14176033, 14178036, 14178038, 14178039, 14178040, 14178041, 14178042, 14178043, 14178045, 14179048, 14179050, 14179051, 14179052, 14179053, 14179054, 14179055, 14179057, 14182027, 14182029, 14182031, 14183011, 14183013, 14183014, 14183015, 14184003, 14184004, 14184005, 14184006, 14184007, 14184008, 14184009, 14184010, 14184011, 14188009, 14188010, 14188012, 14188013, 14188014, 14188015, 14188016, 14188017, 14188018, 14191021, 14191022, 14191023, 14191024, 14191030, 14193002, 14193003, 14193007, 14193011, 14193012, 14193013, 14193014, 14193022, 14197042, 14197047, 14197048, 14197049. Expiry Datres Nov. 15, 2014 to Jan. 24, 2015.

510(k) numbers

not on file

PMA numbers

not on file

Product code

NPT

Firm FEI

3003882783

Firm city

Los Gatos

Firm state

CA

Firm country

not on file

Cite as

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

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