510(k) Report

FDA applicant

Boston Scientific Corp

Maple Grove, MN809 decisions1981–2026888 recalls

FDA records 809 decisions for Boston Scientific Corp (Maple Grove, MN) from 1981 to 2026: 732 510(k) clearances, 2 De Novo grants and 75 original PMA approvals. Most are in product codes FGE (Stents, Drains And Dilators For The Biliary…) and LIT (Catheter, Angioplasty, Peripheral, Transluminal). Since 2016 its 510(k)s took a median of 69 days from receipt to decision, against 113 for FDA’s reviews in the same codes and years. Its devices cite 783 predicates, 488 of them its own earlier devices. 888 recalls are linked to its devices, 103 Class I.

FDA’s records also spell it “Boston Scientific Corporation”, “Boston Scientific”, “Boston Scientific Limited”, “Boston Scientific Corporation -”, “Boston Scientific, Inc.”.

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

FIG. A — Illustration, cardiovascular panel, where it files most

How often FDA has decided Boston Scientific Corp’s devices, and how often a recall has named them.

FDA decisions per year

16in 2025

2007: 102008: 152009: 152010: 152011: 282012: 302013: 212014: 342015: 322016: 182017: 262018: 182019: 222020: 212021: 192022: 172023: 272024: 152025: 162026 (partial year): 18
2007high 34 (2014) · low 10 (2007)2026

2026 so far, outlined.

Recalls per year

72in 2026

2007: 212008: 552009: 362010: 1152011: 112012: 72013: 192014: 72015: 11, 3 Class I2016: 82017: 202018: 222019: 332020: 45, 7 Class I2021: 54, 3 Class I2022: 172023: 162024: 147, 59 Class I2025: 41, 28 Class I2026 (partial year): 72, 3 Class I
2007high 147 (2024) · low 7 (2012)2026

Class I Class II/III not classified

FIG. 1 — Boston Scientific Corp by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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