“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.”
Worldwide- USA and Antigua Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guadeloupe, Guam, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Micronesia, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Polynesia, Portugal, Qatar, Reunion, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Taiwan R O C, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela
Product Description
VITALITY (models 1870, 1871, T125, T127, T135) and VITALITY 2 (models T165, T167, T175, T177). Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICD). Quantities Distributed by model are as follows: VITALITY model 1870 = 40, model 1871 = 1, model T125 = 613, model T127 = 49, model T135 = 536. VITALITY2 model T165 = 1,994, model T167 = 710, model T175 = 2,010, model T177 = 879.