Ultra ICE Plus M00499100Recalls & reported problems
Boston Scientific Corporation · IntraCardiac Echo Catheter · Class 2
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 08714729904373), received between Mar 15, 2018 and Mar 15, 2018 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (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
- Break1
- Detachment of Device or Device Component1
Patient problems
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionMar 15, 2018Break; Detachment of Device or Device Component; Break; Detachment of Device or Device Component
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A CATHETER BREAK / DETACHMENT OCCURRED. AN ULTRA ICE PLUS ULTRASOUND IMAGING CATHETER AND ANOTHER MANUFACTURER¿S SNARE WERE SELECTED FOR USE DURING AN IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR (ICD) LEAD EXTRACTION PROCEDURE IN THE RIGHT ATRIUM. DURING A TWISTING MANEUVER WITH THE SNARE RETRIEVAL DEVICE, THE CATHETER WAS ENTRAPPED WHILE IT WAS ROTATING AND THEREFORE BECAME DAMAGED. DURING RETRIEVAL OF THE DEVICES, THE PIEZOELECTRIC CRYSTAL BROKE AND DETACHED FROM THE CATHETER BODY. IT WAS NOTED THE DETACHMENT ¿PROBABLY¿ OCCURRED INSIDE THE SHEATH. ALL COMPONENTS WERE REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT WITHOUT PROBLEMS AND THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING A DIFFERENT DEVICE. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS.
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 7341241 ↗
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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 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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