Boston Scientific Corporation: Boston Scientific iCross, 40 MHz Coronary Imaging Catheter, 3.6F (1.18mm) x 135 cm, REF / Catalog No. 51805, UPN / Product No. H749518050, Sterilized using irradiation, Made in USA 47900 Bayside Parkway, Fremont, CA 94538 This catheter is intended for ultrasound examination of coronary intravascular pathology only. Intravascular Ultrasound imaging is indicated in patients who are candidates for transluminal coronary interventional procedures.

Recall number

Z-2418-2011

Recalling firm

Boston Scientific Corporation

Product

Boston Scientific iCross, 40 MHz Coronary Imaging Catheter, 3.6F (1.18mm) x 135 cm, REF / Catalog No. 51805, UPN / Product No. H749518050, Sterilized using irradiation, Made in USA 47900 Bayside Parkway, Fremont, CA 94538 This catheter is intended for ultrasound examination of coronary intravascular pathology only. Intravascular Ultrasound imaging is indicated in patients who are candidates for transluminal coronary interventional procedures.

Status

Terminated

Initiated

2011-03-28

Posted

2011-06-10

Terminated

2012-07-30

Reason

Catheter tip detachment that is not associated with elongation of the catheter typically caused by excessive pulling forces. EXPANDED: Boston Scientific is initiating a recall of all iCross Coronary Imaging Catheters because they have received and confirmed 8 occurrences of catheter tip detachments due to embrittlement.

Root cause

Process design

Action

Boston Scientific " Important Customer Notification" letters dated March 14, 2011 were hand delivered to customers by Boston Scientific sales representatives starting on March 28th, 2011. The sales representatives verbally reviewed information. A tracking log will be maintained document completion of the customer notifications. The letter described the product, problem and possible root cause as well as one corrective action, a change in sterilization method from Gamma to E-beam implementation. Boston Scientific sent an Urgent Medical Device Recall Removal - Immediate Action Required letter dated May 26, 2011, to all affected customers. Customers were instructed to Identify and discontinue use of any affected product within their inventory and to segregate it immediately and return it to Boston Scientific

Quantity

66,033

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and Puerto Rico and the countries of Japan, Trinidad, Tobago, and American Virgin Islands.

Lot, serial or model codes

All lots are impacted. 13478001, 13479862, 13483687, 13483794, 13486679, 13488281, 13492691, 13495381, 13495537, 13501702, 13509959, 13510363, 13510388, 13510970, 13513269, 13513370, 13518405, 13522499, 13525880, 13526246, 13529890, 13532559, 13532599, 13534080, 13537206, 13537450, 13541221, 13542989, 13543371, 13543372, 13543373, 13543374, 13543903, 13544086, 13548035, 13550071, 13551639, 13555107, 13557249, 13558528, 13560226, 13561192, 13561925, 13565449, 13572049, 13575534, 13576371, 13582549, 13587068, 13589401, 13591521, 13595076, 13598770, 13602027, 13604910, 13605911, 13607907, 13612369, 13613621, 13616694, 13617441, 13620814, 13623271, 13625428, 13627096, 13627610, 13628377, 13628378, 13628480, 13642454, 13644574, 13645440, 13648480, 13649064, 13649555, 13651806, 13659069, 13660352, 13663881, 13666991, 13670858, 13671958, 13675335, 13677173, 13679538, 13681808, 13685028, 13692281, 13711461, 13717161, 13721872, 13726417, 13729970, 13733692, 13736433, 13738543, 13744275, 13748118, 13751320, 13753544, 13755722, 13763259, 13766230, 13770525, 13772349, 13774311, 13779785, 13790510, 13795482, 13796520, 13799042, 13803863, 13807009, 13807405, 13810319, 13811040, 13813370, 13817138, 13823987, 13827155, 13828363, 13830503, 13834945, 13837411, 13846140, 13862022, 13866829, 13867763, 13867812, 13869465, 13871530, 13874961, 13874989, 13878848, 13881217, 13881902, 13883719, 13886293, 13889336, 13889690, 13892663, 13893369, 13897082, 13900781, 13906150, 13908756, 13909098, 13909550, 13909967, 13912695, 13913663, 13915857, 13916951, 13916953, 13920105, 13920710, 13920803, 13920805, 13921106, 13923537, 13924672, 13927066, 13928293, 13930289, 13932251, 13932695, 13935416, 13935514, 13936063, 13938497, 13938680, 13940859, 13943943, 13947364, 13950149, 13960559, 13964584, 13967316, 13970980, 13977845, 13982090, 13987794, 13990244, 13994171, 13997365, 14001705, 14006979, 14023919, 14032268, 14036676, 14038052, 14043294, 14048150, 14052253, 14054270, 14057246, 14059185, 14060218, 14060730, 14063990, 14064764, 14068345, 14071841, 14075967, 14075968, 14080311, 14081712, 14083655, 14086847, 14090453, 14090833, 14094058, 14098066, 14099289, 14101324, 14102725, 14105453, 14106322, 14109716, 14109807, 14113183, 14117941, 14125549, 14137883, 14140518, 14144461, 14147692, 14154145, 14156848, 14162309, 14164380, 14165091, 14167666, 14179509, 14183540, 14186298, 14191171, 14194753, 14198644, 14202609, 14203395, 14206342, 14206443, 14209358, 14210282, 14217182, 14219362, 14219394, 14226258, 14230360, 14235075, 14238057, 14239219, 14253978, 14255111, 14256086, 14256852, 14257870, 14258124, 14258292, 14260466, 14262256, 14267351, 14272686, 14272726, 14274123, 14275822, 14276666, 14278698, 14279887, 14280587, 14283635, 14285242, 14287832, 14289523.

510(k) numbers

["K050577","K063312"]

PMA numbers

not on file

Product code

DQO

Firm FEI

3002095335

Firm city

Maple Grove

Firm state

MN

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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