Health News from Medical News Today: Coronary Imaging Catheters Become Detached - Boston Scientific Issues Recall Of 29,664 Units

Health News from Medical News Today Latest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day. Coronary Imaging Catheters Become Detached - Boston Scientific Issues Recall Of 29,664 Units 29 May 2011, 6:00 pm Boston Scientific is recalling 29,664 units of its iCross Coronary Imaging Catheters because it has received confirmed occurrences of "..catheter tip detachments due to embrittlement of the catheter material." The catheters are used in IVUS (intravascular ultrasound) imaging in patients who are confirmed as candidates for transluminal coronary intervention. Percutaneous coronary intervention, also known as PCI, coronary angioplasty, or just angioplasty, is a procedure used to treated narrowed (stenotic) coronary arteries of the heart... You are receiving this email because you subscribed to this feed at blogtrottr.com. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe from this feed.