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Faradrive™ steerable sheath

Official notice

19 Jun 2026

MediumHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Faradrive™ steerable sheath. Boston Scientific is communicating to customers of a forthcoming update to the FARADRIVE™ Steerable Sheath Instructions for Use (IFU).Air embolism is a known procedural risk associated with left atrial ablation procedures utilizing transseptal sheaths and catheter exchanges and is addressed within the device labeling. Boston Scientific continuously monitors product performance and customer feedback as part of its quality system and ongoing product improvement activities. Ongoing product performance monitoring confirms that the FARADRIVE sheath continues to perform within established design, safety, and anticipated product performance expectations. The observed rate of air embolism events remains very low at 0.0134%, consistent with the air embolism incidence of less than 1% reported. Published 2026-06-19.

What to do now

Contact the manufacturer if you require additional information.

Recall number

82221

Official notice

2026-06-19

The hazard

Boston Scientific is communicating to customers of a forthcoming update to the FARADRIVE™ Steerable Sheath Instructions for Use (IFU).Air embolism is a known procedural risk associated with left atrial ablation procedures utilizing transseptal sheaths and catheter exchanges and is addressed within the device labeling. Boston Scientific continuously monitors product performance and customer feedback as part of its quality system and ongoing product improvement activities. Ongoing product performance monitoring confirms that the FARADRIVE sheath continues to perform within established design, safety, and anticipated product performance expectations. The observed rate of air embolism events remains very low at 0.0134%, consistent with the air embolism incidence of less than 1% reported.

How to check if you're affected

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Skus

M004PF21M402

Other

RA RA-82221

Model Numbers

M004PF21M402

Recall Numbers

82221

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Affected products

Product 1

Lot or serial number - >50 Lot Numbers. Contact MFG, Model or catalogue number - M004PF21M402

Risk / hazard

Boston Scientific is communicating to customers of a forthcoming update to the FARADRIVE™ Steerable Sheath Instructions for Use (IFU).Air embolism is a known procedural risk associated with left atrial ablation procedures utilizing transseptal sheaths and catheter exchanges and is addressed within the device labeling. Boston Scientific continuously monitors product performance and customer feedback as part of its quality system and ongoing product improvement activities. Ongoing product performance monitoring confirms that the FARADRIVE sheath continues to perform within established design, safety, and anticipated product performance expectations. The observed rate of air embolism events remains very low at 0.0134%, consistent with the air embolism incidence of less than 1% reported.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Boston Scientific.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

beta

Category

HEALTH

Classification

Type II

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

82221

Classification

Type II

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

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