Boston Scientific pulls Imager II catheters over tip-detachment risk
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Boston Scientific is discontinuing its Imager II Angiographic Catheters after a manufacturing issue could cause the catheter tip to detach; the FDA issued an early alert, two serious injuries have been reported, and healthcare facilities are instructed to stop using or distributing the devices and verify inventory using universal product numbers as the company removes the product from the market.
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