CLASS I ONGOING Device recall · Reported 20 Nov 2024 · FDA Enforcement Report
POLARx Balloon Catheter ST Ous, Material Number M004CRBS2000 recalled
Boston Scientific is recalling POLARx Balloon Catheter ST Ous, Material Number M004CRBS2000. The recall was initiated on 10 Oct 2024 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-0297-2025
- FDA event ID
- 95514
- Recalling firm
- Boston Scientific, Saint Paul, MN
- Classification
- Class I
- Status
- Ongoing
- Recall initiated
- 10 Oct 2024
- FDA classified
- 12 Nov 2024
- Reported
- 20 Nov 2024
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Letter
- Reason category
- Other Reasons
- Device type
- Heart & Vascular Devices
Timeline
| 10 Oct 2024 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 12 Nov 2024 | Classified by FDA | +33 days |
| 20 Nov 2024 | Published in enforcement report | +8 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
Boston Scientific is updating the instructions for use of their POLARx and POLARx FIT Cryoablation Balloon Catheters related to Atrio-esophageal Fistula Risk.
Product as listed by the FDA
Boston Scientific POLARx BALLOON CATHETER ST 28MM OUS, Material Number M004CRBS2000.
Where it was distributed
Worldwide
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
Boston Scientific is updating the instructions for use of their POLARx and POLARx FIT Cryoablation Balloon Catheters related to Atrio-esophageal Fistula Risk.
Which lots are affected?
GTIN 08714729992561
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 26 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.
Other products in this recall event
6 other products · FDA event 95514This product is part of a recall event; the main page for the event is POLARx Balloon Catheter LT Ous, Material Number M004CRBS2100 recalled.
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