CLASS I ONGOING Device recall · Reported 22 Oct 2025 · FDA Enforcement Report
Model Number U226, Visionist Crt-p EL recalled by Boston Scientific
Boston Scientific is recalling Model Number U226, Visionist Crt-p EL. The recall was initiated on 20 Aug 2025 and the FDA has classified it as Class I.
Check your package
Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-0104-2026
- FDA event ID
- 97467
- Recalling firm
- Boston Scientific, Saint Paul, MN
- Classification
- Class I
- Status
- Ongoing
- Recall initiated
- 20 Aug 2025
- FDA classified
- 10 Oct 2025
- Reported
- 22 Oct 2025
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Letter
- Reason category
- Device Malfunction
- Device type
- Other Medical Devices
Timeline
| 20 Aug 2025 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 10 Oct 2025 | Classified by FDA | +51 days |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Published in enforcement report | +12 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
Software to enhance Safety Architecture is available and designed to prevent initiation of Safety Mode in an ambulatory setting due to a high battery impedance state for the ACCOLADE family of devices which includes ACCOLADE, PROPONENT, ESSENTIO, and ALTRUA 2 dual chamber (DR) standard life (SL) and DR extended life (EL) pacemakers; and VISIONIST and VALITUDE cardiac resynchronization therapy pacemakers (CRT-Ps).
Device recalls are issued when a component, software or design fault could cause the device to fail or give wrong readings. Many are corrections applied in the field rather than physical returns.
Product as listed by the FDA
Model Number U226, VISIONIST CRT-P EL
Where it was distributed
Worldwide
Questions about this recall
Is Model Number U226, Visionist Crt-p EL recalled?
Yes. Boston Scientific recalled Model Number U226, Visionist Crt-p EL on 20 Aug 2025. The recall is Class I and its status is Ongoing. Recall number Z-0104-2026.
Why was it recalled?
Software to enhance Safety Architecture is available and designed to prevent initiation of Safety Mode in an ambulatory setting due to a high battery impedance state for the ACCOLADE family of devices which includes ACCOLADE, PROPONENT, ESSENTIO, and ALTRUA 2 dual chamber (DR) standard life (SL) and DR extended life (EL) pacemakers; and VISIONIST and VALITUDE cardiac resynchronization therapy pacemakers (CRT-Ps).
Which lots are affected?
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Where was it sold?
Worldwide
What should I do if I have it?
Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.
What does Class I mean?
Class I is the most serious FDA recall category: there is a reasonable probability that using the product will cause serious health consequences or death.
Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 21 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.
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