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• Boston Scientific Pacemaker Lawsuit Claims Recalled Device Caused Life-Threatening Situation

  February 25, 2026

  Michael Adams

  A Washington woman has filed a lawsuit after her Boston Scientific pacemaker, which was included in a Class I recall, allegedly malfunctioned and intermittently stopped pacing her heart.

• Boston Scientific SCS Lawsuit Filed Over Problems With WaveWriter Alpha System

  February 16, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  Both federal regulators and the manufacturer face a Boston Scientific spinal cord stimulator lawsuit from a Mississippi man who had to have the implant removed due to lead migration.

• Lawsuit Claims Spinal Cord Stimulator Battery Problems Resulted in Removal of Boston Scientific Device

  February 2, 2026

  Michael Adams

  A Florida man has filed a lawsuit alleging that battery-related malfunctions in a Boston Scientific spinal cord stimulator caused severe pain and shocking sensations, which required repeated reprogramming attempts that failed, requiring permanent removal.

• Endoscopic Axios Stent and Delivery System Warning From Boston Scientific Follows Multiple Deaths

  January 19, 2026

  Darian Hauf

  Federal regulators have launched an investigation into certain Axios stents and delivery systems following at least three reported deaths and more than 150 injury reports tied to problems with device deployment or incomplete expansion.

• Boston Scientific Mesh Lawsuit Filed Over Complications From Obtryx II Mid-Urethral Sling System

  December 8, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A woman's Obtryx II transvaginal mesh, implanted several years before the devices were removed from the market, was surgically removed in November due to serious complications, highlighting that many women may still be living with failing implants.

• Boston Scientific Spinal Cord Stimulator Lawsuit Claims Lead and Battery Problems Led to Multiple Revision Surgeries

  October 22, 2025

  Michael Adams

  Boston Scientific and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are facing a lawsuit over an allegedly defective spinal cord stimulator, which claims both the manufacturer and the agency failed to ensure that newer versions of the implant were properly tested for safety and effectiveness.

• Accolade Pacemaker Recall Issued by Boston Scientific Due to Life-Threatening Injury Risks

  October 14, 2025

  Darian Hauf

  More than 55,000 Accolade and Accolade Proponent pacemakers are being recalled after federal regulators warned that a battery defect may cause the devices to suddenly enter Safety Mode, putting patients at serious risk.

• Boston Scientific Watchman and Defibrillation Devices Linked to Hundreds of Injuries, Dozens of Deaths

  August 7, 2025

  Darian Hauf

  Federal safety officials have issued warnings for the Boston Scientific Watchman Access System and defibrillator leads, which have been linked to more than 500 injuries and 33 deaths.

• Medical Device Manufacturers Often Fail To Submit Timely Adverse Event Reports to FDA: Study

  March 19, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  The findings of a new study indicate that medical device manufacturers turn in a third of all adverse patient event reports later than legally required.

• Boston Scientific Pacemaker Recall Comes After Hundreds of Injuries, Two Deaths Reported

  February 24, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  The FDA warns that battery problems with recalled Boston Scientific Accolade pacemakers puts patients at serious risk of death, with more than 800 injuries and at least two fatalities reported so far.