WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) characterized Boston Scientific’s Angiographic Catheter Imager II 5F (Imager) as a Class I recall initiative. The FDA’s Class I designation means that the FDA believes that the defect in Boston Scientifics’ Imager could kill or cause a serious injury to a patient. In its … [Read more...]
Boston Scientific Angiographic Catheters Under Class I Recall by FDA
Paclitaxel Vascular Devices
Boston Scientific and Medtronic Reject Recent Study Showing Dangers of Their Paclitaxel Vascular Devices A recently published study by the Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA) concludes that patients with certain drug-eluting vascular stents manufactured by Boston Scientific Corporation and Medtronic are at an … [Read more...]
Venture Catheters Recalled
Certain versions of the Venture Catheters made by Vascular Solutions are being recalled because of some excess material that may split or separate during a procedure potentially harming the patient. Excess material at the tip of the catheter may separate and could enter the patient's bloodstream. This may result in a serious adverse … [Read more...]
West Virginia as Venue for Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuits
Transferred to the federal Court in Charleston West Virginia. Three transvaginal mesh multidistrict litigations involving various devices made by Boston Scientific, American Medical Systems and Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon Inc. have been transferred to the federal Court in Charleston West Virginia and assigned to Chief Judge Joseph … [Read more...]
Catheter Recalls due to Serious Complications and Injuries
The benefits and usefulness of catheters are not in question, when the broad scope of applications and indications for which the devices are used are examined. Catheters are used for administering medications, injecting contrast dye for angiogram procedures, and removing small blood clots (thrombectomy) from arteries and … [Read more...]
Catheter Class I Recalls
Lawyers Investigate Boston Scientific Fetch 2 Aspiration Catheter Lawsuits. The product liability attorneys at Parker Waichman LLP are investigating possible lawsuits on behalf of clients who suffered an injury, allegedly due to a defective or recalled catheter. The firm, which has decades of experience representing clients in … [Read more...]
Judge Upholds Jury Award in Transvaginal Mesh Case
Transvaginal Mesh Injuries and Complications. A West Virginia federal judge denied Boston Scientific's request to vacate a 2014 multi-million dollar pelvic mesh verdict from 2014. U.S. District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin upheld the $14.3 million award in a medical device liability case involving Boston Scientific's Obtryx … [Read more...]
