| 2018-12-19 | Class II | Labeling mix-ups | A batch of 185cm Stingray Guidewires are incorrectly labeled as 300cm guidewires. | 49 units | 2020-06-09 |
| 2016-03-28 | Class II | Process control | Boston Scientific is voluntarily implementing a Medical Device Recall of one batch of PT Graphix Magnet J-TIP Guidewires. Boston Scientific has found that, while the batch is labeled as a J-tip model, the guidewires are straight and do not | 47 units | 2016-11-07 |
| 2011-08-01 | Not classified | Labeling mix-ups | Boston Scientific is voluntarily recalling one lot/batch of Katzen” Infusion Wires because we have identified that the label on the carton and the inner pouch indicated an incorrect device length. The labels indicate a device length of 18 | 33 | 2012-08-10 |
| 2010-06-07 | Not classified | Other | The Guidewire has the potential to flake off polytetrafluroethylene (PTFE) particulate, which has the potential to embolize and result in infarction when introduced into a patient’s circulatory system. | 36,049 total units, all sizes | 2011-01-10 |
| 2010-06-07 | Not classified | Other | The Guidewire has the potential to flake off polytetrafluroethylene (PTFE) particulate, which has the potential to embolize and result in infarction when introduced into a patient’s circulatory system. | 36, 049 total units, all sizes | 2011-01-10 |
| 2010-06-07 | Not classified | Other | The Guidewire has the potential to flake off polytetrafluroethylene (PTFE) particulate, which has the potential to embolize and result in infarction when introduced into a patient’s circulatory system. | 36, 049 total units, all sizes | 2011-01-10 |
| 2010-06-07 | Not classified | Other | The Guidewire has the potential to flake off polytetrafluroethylene (PTFE) particulate, which has the potential to embolize and result in infarction when introduced into a patient’s circulatory system. | 36, 049 total units – all sizes | 2011-01-10 |
| 2010-06-07 | Not classified | Other | The Guidewire has the potential to flake off polytetrafluroethylene (PTFE) particulate, which has the potential to embolize and result in infarction when introduced into a patient’s circulatory system. | 36049 units, all sizes | 2011-01-10 |
| 2010-06-07 | Not classified | Other | The Guidewire has the potential to flake off polytetrafluroethylene (PTFE) particulate, which has the potential to embolize and result in infarction when introduced into a patient’s circulatory system. | 36,049 units total – all sizes | 2011-01-10 |
| 2010-06-07 | Not classified | Other | The Guidewire has the potential to flake off polytetrafluroethylene (PTFE) particulate, which has the potential to embolize and result in infarction when introduced into a patient’s circulatory system. | 36, 049 total units, all sizes | 2011-01-10 |
| 2010-06-07 | Not classified | Other | The Guidewire has the potential to flake off polytetrafluroethylene (PTFE) particulate, which has the potential to embolize and result in infarction when introduced into a patient’s circulatory system. | 36, 039 total units – all sizes | 2011-01-10 |
| 2010-06-07 | Not classified | Other | The Guidewire has the potential to flake off polytetrafluroethylene (PTFE) particulate, which has the potential to embolize and result in infarction when introduced into a patient’s circulatory system. | | 2011-01-10 |
| 2010-06-07 | Not classified | Other | The Guidewire has the potential to flake off polytetrafluroethylene (PTFE) particulate, which has the potential to embolize and result in infarction when introduced into a patient’s circulatory system. | 36,049 units – all sizes | 2011-01-10 |
| 2010-06-07 | Not classified | Other | The Guidewire has the potential to flake off polytetrafluroethylene (PTFE) particulate, which has the potential to embolize and result in infarction when introduced into a patient’s circulatory system. | | 2011-01-10 |
| 2010-06-07 | Not classified | Other | The Guidewire has the potential to flake off polytetrafluroethylene (PTFE) particulate, which has the potential to embolize and result in infarction when introduced into a patient’s circulatory system. | 36, 049 total units, all sizes | 2011-01-10 |
| 2010-06-07 | Not classified | Other | The Guidewire has the potential to flake off polytetrafluroethylene (PTFE) particulate, which has the potential to embolize and result in infarction when introduced into a patient’s circulatory system. | 36,049 total units, all sizes | 2011-01-10 |
| 2010-06-07 | Not classified | Other | The Guidewire has the potential to flake off polytetrafluroethylene (PTFE) particulate, which has the potential to embolize and result in infarction when introduced into a patient’s circulatory system. | 36049 total units, all sizes | 2011-01-10 |
| 2010-06-03 | Not classified | Process design | Boston Scientific is initiating a Medical Device Recall regarding specific lots of the FathomTM-14 Steerable Guidewire. For lubricity, the distal portion of these guidewires is coated with hydrophilic polymer and the proximal portion is co | 164 units | 2011-12-10 |
| 2010-06-03 | Not classified | Process design | Boston Scientific is initiating a Medical Device Recall regarding specific lots of the FathomTM-14 Steerable Guidewire. For lubricity, the distal portion of these guidewires is coated with hydrophilic polymer and the proximal portion is co | 34 units | 2011-12-10 |
| 2010-06-03 | Not classified | Process design | Boston Scientific is initiating a Medical Device Recall regarding specific lots of the FathomTM-14 Steerable Guidewire. For lubricity, the distal portion of these guidewires is coated with hydrophilic polymer and the proximal portion is co | 469 units | 2011-12-10 |
| 2010-06-03 | Not classified | Process design | Boston Scientific is initiating a Medical Device Recall regarding specific lots of the FathomTM-14 Steerable Guidewire. For lubricity, the distal portion of these guidewires is coated with hydrophilic polymer and the proximal portion is co | 78 units | 2011-12-10 |
| 2010-04-19 | Not classified | Nonconforming Material/Component | Boston Scientific Corporation is conducting a Medical Device Recall of certain lots/batches of its Back-up Meier Steerable Guidewires. Through their internal inspection process, they identified that the polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) coat | US 885 single units (177 boxes), OUS 630 single units (126 b | 2011-12-10 |
| 2009-05-12 | Not classified | Process control | Product packaged incorrectly. One batch/lot of wires, that should contain radiopaque marker bands, is missing the marker bands; and a second batch/lot of wires, which should not contain radiopaque marker bands, has the marker bands. Since | Total of 5 boxes (5 units /box) , | 2011-12-11 |
| 2009-05-12 | Not classified | Process control | Product packaged incorrectly. One batch/lot of wires, that should contain radiopaque marker bands, is missing the marker bands; and a second batch/lot of wires, which should not contain radiopaque marker bands, has the marker bands. Since | Total of 4 boxes (5 units /box). | 2011-12-11 |
| 2008-08-25 | Not classified | Labeling mix-ups | Boston Scientific is initiating a voluntary recall of the Platinum Plus” Guidewire (peripheral). BSC has received reports that product may be labeled as a 260 CM long guidewire when the actual packaged device is a 180 CM long guidewire and | 35 | 2011-12-10 |
| 2008-08-25 | Not classified | Labeling mix-ups | Boston Scientific is initiating a voluntary recall of the Platinum Plus Guidewire (peripheral). BSC has received reports that product may be labeled as a 260 CM long guidewire when the actual packaged device is a 180 CM long guidewire and | 47 | 2011-12-10 |
| 2008-06-19 | Not classified | Process control | Boston Scientific is initiating a voluntary recall of the Platinum Plus Coronary Guidewire. Through our internal inspection process, we identified the potential that the PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) coating on the Platinum Plus Coronary G | 22,397 single units total (18,261 US, 4,136 OUS) | 2010-10-13 |
| 2008-06-19 | Not classified | Process control | Boston Scientific is initiating a voluntary recall of the Platinum Plus Coronary Guidewire. Through our internal inspection process, we identified the potential that the PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) coating on the Platinum Plus Coronary G | 22,397 single units total (18,261 US, 4,136 OUS) | 2010-10-13 |
| 2008-06-19 | Not classified | Process control | Boston Scientific is initiating a voluntary recall of the Platinum Plus Coronary Guidewire. Through our internal inspection process, we identified the potential that the PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) coating on the Platinum Plus Coronary G | 22,397 single units total (18,261 US, 4,136 OUS) | 2010-10-13 |
| 2008-06-19 | Not classified | Process control | Boston Scientific is initiating a voluntary recall of the Platinum Plus Coronary Guidewire. Through our internal inspection process, we identified the potential that the PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) coating on the Platinum Plus Coronary G | 22,397 single units total (18,261 US, 4,136 OUS) | 2010-10-13 |
| 2006-12-12 | Not classified | Other | Boston Scientific is voluntarily recalling one lot/batch of Katzen Infusion Wires because they have identified that the label on the carton may indicate a different length device than what is actually in the carton. The affected batch was | 10 units | 2007-07-20 |
| 2006-08-31 | Not classified | Other | The PT2 J-tip labeled guide wires may be missing the pre-formed J-tip. As a result, guide wires may have a straight tip instead of a pre-formed J-tip. | 3,654 total. 1,041-US, 2,613-Foreign | 2007-06-26 |
| 2006-08-31 | Not classified | Other | The PT2 J-tip labeled guide wires may be missing the pre-formed J-tip. As a result, guide wires may have a straight tip instead of a pre-formed J-tip. | 1,423 total. 168-US, 1,255-foreign | 2007-06-26 |
| 2006-08-31 | Not classified | Other | The PT2 J-tip labeled guide wires may be missing the pre-formed J-tip. As a result, guide wires may have a straight tip instead of a pre-formed J-tip. | 343 Total. 329-US, 14-Foreign | 2007-06-26 |
| 2006-08-31 | Not classified | Other | The PT2 J-tip labeled guide wires may be missing the pre-formed J-tip. As a result, guide wires may have a straight tip instead of a pre-formed J-tip. | 115 total. 103-US, 12-Foreign | 2007-06-26 |
| 2006-05-30 | Not classified | Other | Boston Scientific discovered through an internal inspection process that the PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) coating is not consistently adhering to the transition area of the distal end of the guide wires which may cause PTFE to flake off. | 1455 units total | 2007-06-28 |
| 2006-05-30 | Not classified | Other | Boston Scientific discovered through an internal inspection process that the PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) coating is not consistently adhering to the transition area of the distal end of the guide wires which may cause PTFE to flake off. | 1455 units total | 2007-06-28 |
| 2006-05-30 | Not classified | Other | Boston Scientific discovered through an internal inspection process that the PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) coating is not consistently adhering to the transition area of the distal end of the guide wires which may cause PTFE to flake off. | 1455 units total | 2007-06-28 |
| 2006-05-30 | Not classified | Other | Boston Scientific discovered through an internal inspection process that the PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) coating is not consistently adhering to the transition area of the distal end of the guide wires which may cause PTFE to flake off. | 1455 units total | 2007-06-28 |
| 2006-05-30 | Not classified | Other | Boston Scientific discovered through an internal inspection process that the PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) coating is not consistently adhering to the transition area of the distal end of the guide wires which may cause PTFE to flake off. | 1455 units total | 2007-06-28 |