Device recall: Blazer Open-Irrigated Ablation Batch Catheter Product Usage: Open Irrigated ablation catheters, when used with a…
Class III FDA enforcement event 81747. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Ongoing.
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
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.
Class III, in the words of FDA
a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences
Boston Scientific Corporation started this device recall on 28 Nov 2018. The firm address in the FDA record is in Marlborough, MA. FDA put the recall in Class III. FDA event 81747 has 3 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 16 Jan 2019. The record gives the status Ongoing.
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.
Japan
Recalling firm
Boston Scientific Corporation, Marlborough, MA.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
3 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-0699-2019 | 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… | 1,282 (all three types in Japan) | Class III | Ongoing | 16 Jan 2019 |
| Z-0700-2019 | IntellaTip MiFi Open-Irrigated Ablation 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… | 1,282 (all three types in Japan) | Class III | Ongoing | 16 Jan 2019 |
| Z-0701-2019 | IntellaNav MiFi Open-Irrigated Ablation 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… | 1,282 (all three types in Japan) | Class III | Ongoing | 16 Jan 2019 |
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Class III: The lowest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2018
- 1,074
- Share of these events in Class III
- 4%
- Product records in this event
- 3Median of the firm: 2
- Events of the firm on the register
- 162
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-0699-2019The 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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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 81747. https://recallregister.com/fda/iii/81747/. 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:
Japan
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 81747?
- The event has 3 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
1,282 (all three types in Japan)
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2018 have the same class?
- 4% of the 1,074 device events that started in 2018 are in Class III.