Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) has issued an urgent field safety notice in Europe due to potential issues with its SpaceOAR systems.
Marlborough, Massachusetts-based Boston Scientific’s SpaceOAR system is an absorbable polyethylene glycol hydrogel spacer for separating the prostate from the rectal wall during radiation treatment for prostate cancer. The SpaceOAR Vue, the next-generation hydrogel spacer, offers enhanced visibility via CT scan.