CRE™ PRO M00558610Recalls & reported problems
Boston Scientific Corporation · Esophageal/Pyloric/Biliary Wireguided Balloon Dilatation Catheter · Class 2
Data updated Oct 13, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
Quick summary
This Boston Scientific CRE PRO balloon dilation catheter is used to widen narrowed areas of the esophagus, pylorus, or bile duct during endoscopy. The reports mostly describe the balloon bursting or tearing during the procedure, sometimes leaking fluid, along with difficulty inflating it and the sheath not retracting. There are 53 reports, with no deaths and no injuries, and no recalls name this device.
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- Adverse event reports
- 52
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 52 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 08714729797494), received between Aug 16, 2018 and Jun 19, 2026 — classified as 52 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Burst Container or Vessel” (31 reports).
Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Burst Container or Vessel31
- Material Puncture/Hole14
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem8
- Leak/Splash8
- Material Split, Cut or Torn5
- Inflation Problem2
- Use of Device Problem2
- Deflation Problem1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions31
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient19
- No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient3
Recent adverse event reports
The 25 most recent of 52 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionJun 19, 2026Burst Container or Vessel
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A CRE PRO WIREGUIDED DILATATION BALLOON WAS ATTEMPTED TO BE USED DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2026. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE BALLOON RUPTURED. IT WAS REPORTED THAT NO PIECE OF THE BALLOON DETACHED INSIDE THE PATIENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING ANOTHER CRE PRO WIREGUIDED DILATATION BALLOON. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 25567788 ↗MalfunctionJun 18, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Material Split, Cut or Torn
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A CRE PRO WIREGUIDED DASE DILATATION BALLOON WAS ATTEMPTED TO BE USED DURING AN AMPULLAR DILATATION PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2026. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE BALLOON TORN. IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE PRESSURE WAS NOT CONSISTENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER OF THE SAME DEVICE. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. THE PATIENTS CONDITION AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PROCEDURE WAS REPORTED TO BE STABLE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 25543047 ↗MalfunctionMay 26, 2026Inflation Problem; Material Split, Cut or Torn
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A CRE PRO WIREGUIDED DASE DILATATION BALLOON WAS ATTEMPTED TO BE USED IN THE DUODENUM DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) PROCEDURE FOR COMMON BILE DUCT STONE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2026. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE BALLOON COULD NOT BE INFLATED AFTER ENTERING THE DESIGNATED POSITION ALONG THE GUIDEWIRE. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER OF THE SAME DEVICE. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. THE PATIENT'S CONDITION AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PROCEDURE WAS REPORTED TO STABLE. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN DEEMED A REPORTABLE EVENT BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION FINDING OF BALLOON TEAR. PLEASE SEE BLOCK H11 FOR FULL INVESTIGATION DETAILS.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 25295497 ↗MalfunctionMar 23, 2026Burst Container or Vessel; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A CRE PRO WIREGUIDED DILATATION BALLOON WAS ATTEMPTED TO BE USED IN THE SPHINCTER AND COMMON BILE DUCT DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) PROCEDURE TO TREAT COMMON BILE DUCT STONE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2026. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE BALLOON DILATATION CATHETER RUPTURED. IT WAS REPORTED THAT NO PIECE OF THE BALLOON DETACHED INSIDE THE PATIENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER OF THE SAME DEVICE. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. THE PATIENT CONDITION FOLLOWING THE PROCEDURE WAS REPORTED TO BE STABLE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24665846 ↗MalfunctionMar 2, 2026Difficult to Remove; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Material Split, Cut or Torn
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A CRE PRO WIREGUIDED DILATATION BALLOON WAS USED IN THE AMPULLA DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2025. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE CRE CORE (SHEATH) DOES NOT COME OUT WHEN REMOVED. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH A NON-BSC DEVICE. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN DEEMED A REPORTABLE EVENT BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION FINDING OF BALLOON TORN LONGITUDINALLY. PLEASE SEE BLOCK H11 FOR FULL INVESTIGATION DETAILS.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24492265 ↗MalfunctionAug 28, 2025Burst Container or Vessel; Leak/Splash; Burst Container or Vessel; Leak/Splash
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A CRE PRO WIREGUIDED DILATATION BALLOON WAS USED IN THE BILE DUCT PAPILLARY ORIFICE DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) PROCEDURE TO TREAT BILE DUCT STONES PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2025. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE DILATED BALLOON BURST AT 3 ATM, AND THE CONTRAST AGENT LEAKED OUT AT THE PRE-DILATED PAPILLARY OPENING OF THE BILE DUCT. IT WAS REPORTED THAT NO PIECE OF THE BALLOON DETACHED AND FELL INSIDE THE PATIENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER OF THE SAME DEVICE. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT AND THE PATIENT'S CONDITION AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PROCEDURE WAS REPORTED TO BE STABLE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22913350 ↗MalfunctionAug 21, 2025Burst Container or Vessel; Burst Container or Vessel
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A CRE PRO WIREGUIDED DILATATION BALLOON WAS USED IN THE AMPULLA DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2025. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE BALLOON BURST. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER OF THE SAME DEVICE. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22868072 ↗MalfunctionJul 29, 2025Inflation Problem; Material Split, Cut or Torn; Inflation Problem; Material Split, Cut or Torn
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A CRE PRO WIREGUIDED DILATATION BALLOON WAS USED IN THE D2 DUODENAL DURING A PAPILLA DILATION PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2025. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE CRE BALLOON COULD NOT BE INFLATED. ALL CONNECTIONS AND PORTS WERE THOROUGHLY CHECKED TO ENSURE THEY WERE PROPERLY CONNECTED AND SEALED WITH NO LEAKS, BUT THE BALLOON STILL COULD NOT BE INFLATED. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER CRE PRO WIREGUIDED DILATATION BALLOON. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN DEEMED A REPORTABLE EVENT BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION FINDING OF A BALLOON CIRCUMFERENTIAL TEAR. PLEASE SEE BLOCK H11 FOR FULL INVESTIGATION DETAILS.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22645839 ↗MalfunctionMay 16, 2025Leak/Splash; Material Integrity Problem; Material Split, Cut or Torn; Leak/Splash; Material Integrity Problem; Material Split, Cut or Torn
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A CRE PRO WIREGUIDED DILATATION BALLOON WAS ATTEMPTED TO BE USED DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2025. DURING THE PROCEDURE, A SALINE OR CONTRAST LEAK WAS OBSERVED ON THE PART OF THE BALLOON. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH A SECOND CRE PRO WIREGUIDED DILATATION BALLOON. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN DEEMED A REPORTABLE EVENT BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION FINDING OF A BALLOON CIRCUMFERENTIAL TEAR. PLEASE SEE BLOCK H11 FOR FULL INVESTIGATION DETAILS.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22035658 ↗MalfunctionMay 12, 2025Burst Container or Vessel; Burst Container or Vessel
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A CRE PRO WIREGUIDED DILATATION BALLOON WAS USED IN THE COMMON BILE DUCT DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC PAPILLARY BALLOON DILATION (EPBD) PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2025. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE BALLOON BURST. IT WAS REPORTED THAT NO PIECE OF THE BALLOON DETACHED INSIDE THE PATIENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH THE ORIGINAL DEVICE. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. THE PATIENT'S CONDITION AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PROCEDURE WAS REPORTED TO BE GOOD.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22003683 ↗MalfunctionApr 8, 2025Burst Container or Vessel; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Burst Container or Vessel; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A CRE PRO WIREGUIDED DILATATION BALLOON WAS ATTEMPTED TO BE USED IN THE BILE DUCT DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2025. DURING THE PROCEDURE, AFTER SUCCESSFUL CATHETERIZATION AND RADIOGRAPHY, THE PAPILLA WAS INCISED AND DILATED. AFTER THE BALLOON DILATION CATHETER WAS PLACED, THE BALLOON COULD NOT BE DILATED WITH THE PRESSURE PUMP, AND ALSO THE BALLOON COULD NOT BE DEFLATED. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT THE PRESSURE PUMP HAD NO EFFECT, COULD NOT INFLATE THE BALLOON, AND THE PRESSURE PUMP PUMPING BACK HAD NO REACTION. THE BALLOON WAS CONSIDERED RUPTURED. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER CRE PRO WIREGUIDED DILATATION BALLOON. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. THE PATIENT'S CONDITION AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PROCEDURE WAS REPORTED TO BE STABLE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21799531 ↗MalfunctionMar 21, 2025Burst Container or Vessel; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Burst Container or Vessel; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A CRE PRO WIREGUIDED DILATATION BALLOON WAS ATTEMPTED TO BE USED IN THE BILIARY DUCT DURING A BILIARY DUCT DILATATION PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2025. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE BALLOON BURST. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER CRE PRO WIREGUIDED DILATATION BALLOON. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. THE PATIENT'S CONDITION AFTER THE PROCEDURE WAS REPORTED TO BE STABLE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21670991 ↗MalfunctionMar 21, 2025Burst Container or Vessel; Burst Container or Vessel
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A CRE PRO WIREGUIDED DILATATION BALLOON WAS ATTEMPTED TO BE USED IN THE BILIARY DUCT DURING A BILIARY DUCT DILATATION PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2025. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE BALLOON BURST. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER CRE PRO WIREGUIDED DILATATION BALLOON. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. THE PATIENT'S CONDITION AFTER THE PROCEDURE WAS REPORTED TO BE STABLE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21670982 ↗MalfunctionMar 10, 2025Burst Container or Vessel; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Burst Container or Vessel; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A CRE PRO WIREGUIDED DILATATION BALLOON WAS ATTEMPTED TO BE USED IN THE BILIARY TRACT DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2025. DURING DILATION OF THE DUODENAL PAPILLA USING CRE PRO, THE BALLOON BURST WITH FLUID OUTFLOW WHEN THE PRESSURE HANDLE AND PRESSURE GAUGE ASSEMBLY WERE USED TO PRESSURIZE AND DILATE TO 1 ATM. IT WAS REPORTED THAT NO PIECE OF THE BALLOON DETACHED INSIDE THE PATIENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER CRE PRO WIREGUIDED DILATATION BALLOON. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. THE PATIENT'S CONDITION AFTER THE PROCEDURE WAS REPORTED TO BE STABLE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21567483 ↗MalfunctionSep 2, 2024Burst Container or Vessel; Burst Container or Vessel
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A CRE PRO WIREGUIDED DILATATION BALLOON WAS ATTEMPTED TO BE USED IN THE BILIARY DUCT DURING A BILIARY DUCT DILATION UNDER ENDOSCOPE AND BILIARY CALCULI REMOVAL PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2024. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE BALLOON WAS PLACED FOR DILATION. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BALLOON BURST WHEN IT WAS INFLATED TO 3 ATM AND LEAKED CONTRAST. IT WAS REPORTED THAT NO PIECES OF THE BALLOON DETACHED INSIDE THE PATIENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER CRE PRO WIREGUIDED DILATATION BALLOON. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20118168 ↗MalfunctionJun 5, 2024Burst Container or Vessel; Burst Container or Vessel
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A CRE PRO WIREGUIDED DILATATION BALLOON WAS USED DURING A PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2024. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE BALLOON BURST. THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT NO PIECES OF THE BALLOON DETACHED INSIDE THE PATIENT. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. THE PATIENT'S CONDITION AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PROCEDURE WAS REPORTED TO BE GOOD.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 19468299 ↗MalfunctionFeb 27, 2024Burst Container or Vessel; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Burst Container or Vessel; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A CRE PRO WIREGUIDED DILATATION BALLOON WAS USED IN THE PAPILLA DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2024. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE BALLOON WAS BROKEN. THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT NO PIECES OF THE BALLOON DETACHED INSIDE THE PATIENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER CRE PRO WIREGUIDED DILATATION BALLOON. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. THE PATIENT'S CONDITION AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PROCEDURE WAS REPORTED TO BE STABLE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18790220 ↗MalfunctionAug 9, 2023Burst Container or Vessel; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Burst Container or Vessel; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A CRE PRO WIREGUIDED DILATATION BALLOON WAS USED IN THE COMMON BILE DUCT (CBD) DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2023. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT WAS UNDERGOING CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS EXTRACTION AND WAS DILATED WITH CRE; HOWEVER, THE BALLOON BURST AT 3 PA. THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT NO PIECES OF THE BALLOON DETACHED INSIDE THE PATIENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER CRE PRO WIREGUIDED DILATATION BALLOON. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. THE PATIENT CONDITION AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PROCEDURE WAS REPORTED TO BE STABLE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 17490889 ↗MalfunctionMay 16, 2023Burst Container or Vessel; Burst Container or Vessel
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A CRE PRO WIREGUIDED DILATATION BALLOON WAS USED IN THE BILE DUCT DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2023. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE BALLOON BROKE AND LEAKED WHILE DILATING THE PAPILLA. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER CRE PRO WIREGUIDED DILATATION BALLOON. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. THE PATIENT CONDITION AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PROCEDURE WAS STABLE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 16939746 ↗MalfunctionJan 31, 2023Burst Container or Vessel; Burst Container or Vessel
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A CRE PRO WIREGUIDED DILATATION BALLOON WAS USED IN A PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2023. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE BALLOON BURST. THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT NO PIECES OF THE BALLOON DETACHED INSIDE THE PATIENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH THE ORIGINAL DEVICE AT THIS TIME. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. THE PATIENT'S CONDITION AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PROCEDURE WAS REPORTED TO BE STABLE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 16274946 ↗MalfunctionJan 13, 2023Burst Container or Vessel; Burst Container or Vessel
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A CRE PRO WIREGUIDED DILATATION BALLOON WAS USED IN THE COMMON BILE DUCT (CBD) DURING A DILATATION PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2022. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE BALLOON BURST. THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT NO PIECES OF THE BALLOON DETACHED INSIDE THE PATIENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER CRE PRO WIREGUIDED DILATATION BALLOON. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED DUE TO THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 16158430 ↗MalfunctionNov 22, 2022Burst Container or Vessel; Burst Container or Vessel
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A CRE PRO WIREGUIDED DILATATION BALLOON WAS USED DURING A PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2022. IT WAS STATED THAT THE BALLOON BURST. THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT NO PIECES OF THE BALLOON DETACHED INSIDE THE PATIENT THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. THE PATIENT CONDITION AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PROCEDURE WAS REPORTED TO BE STABLE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 15848198 ↗MalfunctionNov 21, 2022Burst Container or Vessel; Burst Container or Vessel
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A CRE FIXED WIRE DILATATION BALLOON WAS USED IN A PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2022. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE BALLOON BURST. THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT NO PIECES OF THE BALLOON DETACHED INSIDE THE PATIENT. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. THE PATIENT'S CONDITION AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PROCEDURE WAS REPORTED TO BE STABLE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 15837543 ↗MalfunctionJul 28, 2022Leak/Splash; Material Rupture; Leak/Splash; Material Rupture
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A CRE PRO WIREGUIDED DILATATION BALLOON WAS USED IN THE BILE DUCT DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2022. DURING THE PROCEDURE, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE BALLOON COULD NOT BE INFLATED. OBSERVATION UNDER THE ENDOSCOPE SHOWED THAT THE BALLOON LEAKED. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER CRE PRO WIREGUIDED DILATATION BALLOON. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. THE PATIENT CONDITION AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PROCEDURE WAS REPORTED TO BE STABLE. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN DEEMED REPORTABLE BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION RESULTS OF BALLOON RUPTURED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 15126600 ↗MalfunctionApr 13, 2022Burst Container or Vessel; Burst Container or Vessel
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A CRE PRO WIREGUIDED DILATATION BALLOON WAS USED IN THE AMPULLA DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2022. DURING THE PROCEDURE, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE BALLOON BURST. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER CRE PRO WIREGUIDED DILATATION BALLOON. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 14105057 ↗
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Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 13, 2026
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