Boston Scientific Fetch 2 Aspiration Catheter
Medical device recall Z-1342-2016. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Apr 27, 2016.
- FDA Class I
No Watch here, and no alerts: openFDA asks that its enforcement data “should not be used as a method to collect data to issue alerts to the public, nor should it be used to track the lifecycle of a recall” (openFDA). For FDA’s own recall emails, subscribe at FDA. FDA’s own record is on accessdata.fda.gov.
The short answer
Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Apr 27, 2016. Copied from openFDA on Oct 20, 2026.
- Class I FDA’s most serious class (needs attention)
- Terminated its status, in FDA’s file
- Nationwide FDA’s word, and 2 states named
- 21,155 units how much, in FDA’s words
Every line below is in FDA’s own words, with its source beside it. FDA’s terms are explained in FDA’s own words.
How serious is it, by FDA’s class?
Class I, the most serious of FDA’s three classes.
“Dangerous or defective products that predictably could cause serious health problems or death. Examples include: food found to contain botulinum toxin, food with undeclared allergens, a label mix-up on a lifesaving drug, or a defective artificial heart valve.”
openFDA, in plain words, its enforcement report fields.
“Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.”
FDA’s rule, 21 CFR 7.3(m)(1), eCFR.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
What’s wrong with it?
Boston Scientific is recalling all models of Fetch 2 Aspiration Catheter as a result of receiving reports from the field of catheter shaft breaks; including cases requiring the use of a snare or other intervention to retrieve the http://webapps.cdrh.fda.gov/division-tracking/images/trash.pngbroken shaft from the patient.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Which ones are recalled?
Boston Scientific Fetch 2 Aspiration Catheter, Catalog No. 109400-001. Product The Fetch 2 Aspiration Catheter is indicated for the removal of fresh, soft emboli and thrombi from vessels in the peripheral and coronary vasculature.
21,155 units, in FDA’s words.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Codes to check against yours
BATCH 129496 130473 139577 141089 141570 142212 145520 145783 148859 149263 153368 153847 154650 154786 155675 155908 156690 156822 158009 158494 158598 159368 159902 160530 161209 162814 162893 162943 163987 164148 166281 166646 168472…
Every code shown here, 1,994 characters
BATCH 129496 130473 139577 141089 141570 142212 145520 145783 148859 149263 153368 153847 154650 154786 155675 155908 156690 156822 158009 158494 158598 159368 159902 160530 161209 162814 162893 162943 163987 164148 166281 166646 168472 169484 169638 170169 170464 170471 171178 171385 171800 172254 172375 172518 172831 173151 173398 173897 173902 174153 174431 174617 174619 174721 174722 174727 174728 174804 174805 175189 175190 175782 175783 176048 176221 176385 176437 176438 176843 177414 177415 177970 177971 178252 178253 178254 178764 178848 178849 178894 178935 178936 180305 180306 180367 180368 180370 180747 181168 181169 181285 181933 181934 182257 182258 182259 182927 183220 183221 183451 183452 183539 183540 183974 184091 184092 184093 184244 184245 184478 184479 184531 184532 184633 184634 185180 185182 185354 185355 185395 185396 185397 185632 185633 185958 185959 185960 186145 186146 186147 186148 186149 186150 186151 186152 186153 186154 186326 186338 186498 186553 186554 186555 186556 186557 186558 186559 186732 186733 186765 186766 186767 186768 186769 186839 186876 186877 186938 186939 186940 187157 187158 187238 187239 187778 187779 187811 187812 188206 188207 188208 188758 188759 189082 189230 189231 189232 189233 189234 189235 189236 189237 189238 189239 189240 189241 189242 189243 189244 189245 189273 189274 189374 191401 191402 191403 191404 191405 191406 191407 191408 191409 191802 191803 192256 192257 192355 192356 192466 192467 192468 192469 192470 192471 192483 192484 192485 192486 192777 192778 192779 192780 192784 192785 192786 192914 192915 192916 192917 192918 192919 192921 192922 192923 192925 192926 192927 192928 192929 192930 192931 192932 192933 193146 193147 193148 193149 193150 193151 193152 193153 193154 193155 193156 193158 193159 193160 193161 193162 193356 193357 193358 193360 193361 193362 193363 193364 193449 193450 193451 193952 193953 193954 193955 193956 193957 193958 193959 193960 193961 193962 193963 193964 193965…
FDA’s list runs to 2,733 characters. The first part is shown; the rest is on FDA’s record.
Copied exactly as FDA lists them: lot and serial numbers, dates and other codes on the product or its label.
Where did it go?
FDA’s words for the “general area of initial distribution”: where the firm first shipped it.
Worldwide Distribution - US (nationwide) including DC & VI except DE, ID, SD, and WY and the countries of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Cyprus, Ecuador, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Netherlands, Philippines, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Trinidad, Tobago, and Uruguay.
The states and territories these words name
- District of Columbia
- US Virgin Islands
They leave out Delaware, Idaho, South Dakota and Wyoming.
What FDA means by nationwide
“The term “nationwide” is defined to mean the fifty states or a significant portion. Note that subsequent distribution by the consignees to other parties may not be included.”
openFDA, its enforcement report fields.
The words say it went outside the United States too.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
Is it still going on?
Terminated, in FDA’s file.
“FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts have been made to remove or correct the violative product in accordance with the recall strategy, and proper disposition has been made according to the degree of hazard.”
openFDA, on “Terminated”, its enforcement report fields.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
- The firm began the recall on Mar 22, 2016.
- FDA classified it on Apr 18, 2016.
- FDA’s Enforcement Report published it on Apr 27, 2016.
- FDA terminated it on Aug 11, 2017.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Who is recalling it?
- Boston Scientific Corporation, of Maple Grove, MN.
- Who began it, in FDA’s words: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
- How the firm first told its customers: Letter.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
What this record can’t tell you
- Whether your own one is affected: compare the codes, dates and numbers above with yours. When unsure, ask the firm or the store.
- Where it went after the firm’s first shipments. FDA’s words cover the firm’s initial distribution, and, in FDA’s words, “subsequent distribution by the consignees to other parties may not be included.”
- How many have been returned, corrected or destroyed: FDA’s report doesn’t say.
- Whether anyone was hurt or fell ill: the report doesn’t say.
- How current it is: openFDA publishes FDA’s Enforcement Report weekly, after FDA does, and a firm can announce a recall weeks before it appears there. openFDA’s own caution: “This data should not be used as a method to collect data to issue alerts to the public, nor should it be used to track the lifecycle of a recall.”
- FDA’s list of codes runs to 2,733 characters; the first part is shown here, and the rest is on FDA’s record.
- A product with no recall here isn’t safe by that: FDA’s report lists the recalls FDA classified, and when.
Hearth Record wrote these lines; the quotations are FDA’s.
Sources
-
U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Device recall enforcement reports.
Released Oct 14, 2026 and checked Oct 20, 2026. Updated weekly. Public domain (CC0 1.0, openFDA). FDA asks that nothing suggest it endorses this site.
Recalls of food, medicines, medical devices, pet food and animal drugs are from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). FDA does not endorse Hearth Record. openFDA: “Do not rely on openFDA to make decisions regarding medical care.” Copied on Oct 20, 2026.