“We take a patient-first approach to assessing the applicability of every recall and communicate to regulatory bodies in all geographies where the recalled device is sold,” Boston Scientific said in a statement to ICIJ. “We have coordinated several recalls across many countries in a timely manner,” the company said, adding that it complies with all national laws, which can often vary and require different processes for reporting information or taking action on recalls. The company said it uses a rigorous and uniform process to take action on recalls and that “when we initiate a field action (e.g. recall, safety alert), every customer who has received an affected product receives a communication that includes a letter for the physician.”
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Product Description
The Flextome Cutting Balloon Device consists of a balloon with 3 or 4 atherotomes (microsurgical blades) || mounted longitudinally on its outer surface. When the Flextome Cutting Balloon Device is inflated, the atherotomes score the plaque, creating initiation sites for crack propagation. This process, referred to as AtherotomyQ3J, allows dilatation of the target lesion with less pressure. The device is provided in 6 mm, 10 mm, and 15 mm lengths. The working length is the distance between the radiopaque marker bands. The proximal catheter shaft of the Flextome Cutting Balloon Device is a hypotube. This hypotube contains the inflation lumen for the balloon. The distal shaft is made of flexible material and contains two lumens. One lumen is for balloon inflation, and the second lumen is a guidewire lumen. The distal shaft is coated with a hydrophilic coating. The guidewire lumen is colored green for greater visibility. The guidewire exit port is 24 cm from the catheter tip. This port facilitates rapid exchanges. A needle with a luer port is included for flushing the wire lumen prior to the insertion of appropriate coronary guide wires. CLlPIT1M clips are provided to aid in handling of the catheter.
Medical Device Safety Alert: Boston Scientific 4mm x 15mm small peripheral cutting balloon (Monorail and Over-the-Wire) Microsurgical Dilatation Device, and 4mm x 15mm Flextome cutting balloon (Monorail and Over-the-Wire) Microsurgical Dilatation Device