Z-0598-03

Bard Stinger Ablation Catheter: Item Numbers 210001 218501 L210001 210002 218502 L210002 210003 218503...

Name: Z-0598-03 Bard Stinger Ablation Catheter: Item Numbers 210001 218501 L210001 210002 218502 L210002 210003 218503...
Creator: C. R.Bard, Inc./Electrophysiology Division
Published: 2003-01-08
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

Boston Scientific Corporation / initiated 2003-01-08 / Terminated / root cause: packaging

FDA source

C. R.Bard, Inc./Electrophysiology Division began a recall of Bard Stinger Ablation Catheter: Item Numbers 210001 218501 L210001 210002 218502 L210002 210003 218503 L210003 210004 218504 L210004 210005 218505 L210005... on 2003-01-08. The reason FDA records is "Sterile barrier maybe perforated compromising sterility of the device". As of 2026-09-10, the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as packaging.

Recall record

Recall number: Z-0598-03
Status: Terminated
Initiated: 2003-01-08
Posted: 2003-02-28
Terminated: 2012-05-03
Recalling firm: Boston Scientific Corporation
Product: Bard Stinger Ablation Catheter: Item Numbers 210001 218501 L210001 210002 218502 L210002 210003 218503 L210003 210004 218504 L210004 210005 218505 L210005 210006 218506 L210006 210007 218507 L210007 210015 218516 L210008 210016 218518 L210009 210017 218519 L210010 210018 218520 L210011 210019 218521 L210012 210020 218523 L210013 210023 218524 L210014 210024 218525 L210015 210025 218526 L210016 210026 218527 L210017 210027 218528 L210018 210028 218529 210029 210030
Reason for recall: Sterile barrier maybe perforated compromising sterility of the device
Root cause tag: packaging
FDA root cause: Packaging process control
Action: Bard Electrophysiology notified direct accounts by letter on 1.08.03 via Fed''X. Accounts are requested to return product.
Quantity in commerce: 18,706 units
Distribution: Nationwide
Product codes and lots: All lot numbers were the 4th digit contains the letter A through M. Ex. 07A''A''1234

The FDA recall record names no cleared device, and no clearance has been matched to it.

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About this record

Sourced from the FDA device recall database and the FDA enforcement reports, both ingested from openFDA. The recall record supplies the product, the reason and the product code; the enforcement report supplies the classification. The two datasets are exported by FDA on different days, and the date above is the older of the two, so nothing on this page is newer than it says.

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Data as of 2026-09-30, the FDA export date for this dataset. Page last changed 2026-09-05. View this recall on fda.gov (opens on fda.gov)