Alair Bronchial Thermoplasty Catheter, Bronchial Thermoplasty System; Material Number: M005ATS25010, Catalog Number: ATS 2-5. Product is manufactured and distributed by Boston Scientific Corporation (BSC), Sunnyvale, CA The Alair Bronchial Thermoplasty System (including the Alair Bronchial Thermoplasty Catheter) is indicated for the treatment of severe persistent asthma in patients 18 years and older whose asthma is not well controlled with inhaled corticosteroids and long acting beta agonists.
Enforcement
- Recall Number
- Z-1748-2013
- Event ID
- 65303
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Terminated
- Product Type
- Devices
- Firm
- Boston Scientific Corporation
- Voluntary / Mandated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Initial Notification
- Letter
- Report Date
- July 24, 2013
- Initiation Date
- May 28, 2013
- Classification Date
- July 17, 2013
- Termination Date
- August 28, 2013
- Address
- 100 Boston Scientific Way, N/A, Marlborough, MA, 01752-1234, United States
Description
Alair Bronchial Thermoplasty Catheter, Bronchial Thermoplasty System; Material Number: M005ATS25010, Catalog Number: ATS 2-5. Product is manufactured and distributed by Boston Scientific Corporation (BSC), Sunnyvale, CA The Alair Bronchial Thermoplasty System (including the Alair Bronchial Thermoplasty Catheter) is indicated for the treatment of severe persistent asthma in patients 18 years and older whose asthma is not well controlled with inhaled corticosteroids and long acting beta agonists.
Boston Scientific has discovered an inconsistent "Use By" expiration date on a single lot/batch of Alair Bronchial Thermoplasty Catheters. The expiration date indicated on the inner tray, 2012-04, is incorrect. The correct expiration date is 2014-04 as indicated on the outer box label.
Lot/batch Number: CM040212; Exp. Date: April 2014
Worldwide distribution: US (nationwide) including states of: CA, FL, IA, ID, MI, OK, TA and WA; and countries of: Canada and Thailand.
35 units