Official recall record
SureTek™ Burr Hole Cover
- Issuing authority
- Health Canada — Medical Devices
- Published
- 2025-07-18
- Country of alert
- Canada
- Alert level
- Type II
- Alert type
- recall
What the authority reported
Boston Scientific is initiating a product correction (IFU update) to address difficulties while locking SureTek™ Burr Hole Covers (BHC) to secure deep brain stimulation (DBS) leads, part of the Vercise™ Deep Brain Stimulation System. In some cases, resistance has been encountered while closing the retaining clip locking mechanism to securely hold the lead in place. Recall start date: July 8, 2025
What to do
Follow the instructions in the official notice — recall remedies (refund, repair, replacement, or disposal) are defined by the issuing authority and the responsible business, and they differ per recall. Do not rely on summaries, including this one.
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Health Canada — Medical Devices — official record →
Record last checked against the registry on 2026-05-31.
Record last checked against the registry on 2026-05-31.
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