“We take a patient-first approach to assessing the applicability of every recall and communicate to regulatory bodies in all geographies where the recalled device is sold,” Boston Scientific said in a statement to ICIJ. “We have coordinated several recalls across many countries in a timely manner,” the company said, adding that it complies with all national laws, which can often vary and require different processes for reporting information or taking action on recalls. The company said it uses a rigorous and uniform process to take action on recalls and that “when we initiate a field action (e.g. recall, safety alert), every customer who has received an affected product receives a communication that includes a letter for the physician.”
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Description du dispositif
Guidant LATITUDE¿ Communicator, model 6481, Boston Scientific 4100 Hamline Avenue North, St. Paul, MN 55112-5798 USA. The LATITUDE¿ Patient Management system enables physicians to periodically monitor both patient and device status remotely. || The LATITUDE¿ Patient Management system is intended for use to remotely communicate with a compatible Guidant or Boston Scientific pulse generator and transfer data to a central database.