Device recall: Boston Scientific Fetch 2 Aspiration Catheter, Catalog No. 109400-001. Product The Fetch 2 Aspiration Catheter is…
Class I FDA enforcement event 73633. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Boston Scientific is recalling all models of Fetch 2 Aspiration Catheter as a result of receiving reports from the field of catheter shaft breaks; including cases requiring the use of a snare or other intervention to retrieve the http://webapps.cdrh.fda.gov/division-tracking/images/trash.pngbroken shaft from the patient.
Class I, in the words of FDA
a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death
Boston Scientific Corporation started this device recall on 22 Mar 2016. The firm address in the FDA record is in Maple Grove, MN. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 73633 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 27 Apr 2016. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 11 Aug 2017.
It is important to note that most of the time recall classifications are determined after the recalling firm provides all of the information needed to determine the risk posed to public health. The classification and posting in the FDA Enforcement Report should not be seen as an expansion or change to a firm’s voluntary public warning.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Worldwide Distribution - US (nationwide) including DC & VI except DE, ID, SD, and WY and the countries of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Cyprus, Ecuador, France,…
Recalling firm
Boston Scientific Corporation, Maple Grove, MN.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
1 product record in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-1342-2016 | Boston Scientific Fetch 2 Aspiration Catheter, Catalog No. 109400-001. Product The Fetch 2 Aspiration Catheter is indicated for the removal of fresh, soft emboli and thrombi from vessels in the peripheral and coronary vasculature. | 21,155 units | Class I | Terminated | 27 Apr 2016 |
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Class I: The highest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2016
- 1,232
- Share of these events in Class I
- 3%
- Product records in this event
- 1Median of the firm: 2
- Events of the firm on the register
- 162
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-1342-2016The FDA record of the first product of this event.
- FDA: recalls, market withdrawals and safety alertsThe recall notices on the FDA site.
- FDA MedWatchThe FDA safety reporting program for drugs and medical devices.
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Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 73633. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/73633/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA device enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
Worldwide Distribution - US (nationwide) including DC & VI except DE, ID, SD, and WY and the countries of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Cyprus, Ecuador, France,…
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 73633?
- The FDA record gives this quantity:
21,155 units
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2016 have the same class?
- 3% of the 1,232 device events that started in 2016 are in Class I.