The Boston Scientific Corporation has announced a recall of its iCross Coronary Imaging Catheters after it was discovered that the catheter tips can detach during use. The catheters are used in intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) imaging. If detachment occurs, patients are at risk of “vessel wall injury, thrombotic events, retained foreign body, foreign body embolization, myocardial infarction and death.”
posted on May 31, 2011 by
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Boston Scientific Corp. Recalls Imaging Catheters
About Ted BillsTed Bills is the founder of Bills Law, LLC, a personal injury law firm dedicated to the representation of innocent victims of car accidents and other types of injury accidents. Ted is a native of Colorado Springs and he obtained his business degree from the University of Colorado and he completed his doctoral studies in law at Washburn University School of Law. Ted is licensed to practice law in all Colorado, Federal, and State courts. His practice areas include: Automobile Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents, Semi Truck and Bus Accidents, Wrongful Death, Catastrophic Injuries, Traumatic Brain Injuries, Spinal Cord Injuries, Insurance Bad Faith, and Medical Malpractice.
