Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX), the state’s largest medical device company, has launched a product recall following reports that parts of its medical device broke off and lodged within some patients.
In an announcement Wednesday evening, Marlborough-based Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) said the recall of the Chariot Guiding Sheath is voluntary and was enacted three weeks ago, on Nov. 19. The Food and Drug Administration has classified the move as a Class 1 recall, the most serious type which can lead to death or serious injury.>