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Boston Scientific recalls 262,686 catheters over tip failure risk

The recall covers catheters whose tips can fail and cause life threatening harm, and Boston Scientific is notifying customers; nothing says polite like a quarter million do-overs.

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Published 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, October 14, 2026

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First reported by Yahoo Finance: “Boston Scientific (BSX) Recalls 262,686 Catheters Over Life Threatening Tip Failure Risk”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 9:00 PM ET on No Bull with Hank, by Hank Ledger.
Topics: Boston.
BBN covered this story before: Bruins AHL prospect scores first career goal in bizarre way (October 11).

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Yahoo FinanceBoston Scientific (BSX) Recalls 262,686 Catheters Over Life Threatening Tip Failure Risk

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt's nine o'clock Eastern, this is No Bull with Hank, and tonight a company has recalled two hundred sixty-two thousand, six hundred eighty-six catheters because the tip can fail in a way that is life threatening.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTalking point number one, folks: the tip. Of all the parts on a catheter, the tip is the one part you were counting on.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTalking point the second.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBoston Scientific knows the number down to the last digit, two hundred sixty-two thousand, six hundred eighty-six, so somebody was counting these, and I'd like to meet that person.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTalking point number three. When your toaster fails, you get burnt bread.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWhen this fails, the notice says life threatening, and then it politely asks you to check your inventory.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThink about that. A quarter million of them, and the one part that matters is the one that goes.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo here's my conclusion.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBefore any company ships a thing that goes inside a person, a human being should hold the tip and give it a firm little tug.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThat's tonight's No Bull. I'm Hank Ledger, and I'll be back, same time tomorrow, with the tip still attached.

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