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Gladiator™ Elite H74939207080440Recalls & reported problems

Boston Scientific Corporation · PTA Balloon Dilatation Catheter · Class 2

All models of Gladiator Elite (27)

Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
1
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
0
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 08714729809869), received between Jun 3, 2022 and Jun 3, 2022 — classified as 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Material Rupture” (1 report).

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. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Material Rupture1

Patient problems

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • MalfunctionJun 3, 2022Material Rupture; Material Rupture

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT BALLOON RUPTURE OCCURRED. THE TARGET LESION WAS LOCATED IN THE LEFT UPPER LIMB VESSEL. A 8.0 X40, 40CM GLADIATOR ELITE BALLOON CATHETER WAS ADVANCED FOR DILATION. THE STENOSIS WAS NOT REMOVED WHEN DILATING THE BALLOON UNDER 20 ATMOSPHERES. DURING THE SECOND INFLATION, THE BALLOON BURST. THE DEVICE WAS REMOVED AND THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER OF THE SAME DEVICE. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS AND THE PATIENT WAS STABLE.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 14588335 ↗

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