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Boston Scientific is the first spinal cord stimulator manufacturer to face consolidated federal litigation. On June 5, 2026, the JPML centralized the federal cases into MDL 3181 in the Central District of California before Judge Josephine L. Staton (Dkt. 2:26-ml-03181). Plaintiffs allege WaveWriter and Precision stimulators fail at unacceptable rates — leads migrating and fracturing, devices shocking patients, batteries failing — and that the company modified the devices repeatedly after FDA approval without new clinical testing while failing to warn about known failure modes.
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A few quick questions about your spinal cord stimulator, the problems you experienced, and any revision or removal surgery. This is the initial intake screening, not a full case review. Most people finish in about two minutes.
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Litigation updates
August 5, 2026: The FDA posted a Class I recall of Boston Scientific’s Infinion CX stimulator leads (Recall Z-2879-2026) — lead-fracture risk at the anchor site — and the court held MDL 3181’s initial status conference the same week.
June 5, 2026: The JPML created MDL 3181, consolidating cases from multiple districts, while declining industry-wide consolidation.
Devices involved
WaveWriter Alpha™ family · Precision™ family (Spectra, Novi, Montage). FDA records show more than 350 post-approval supplements on Boston Scientific’s stimulator system (PMA P030017), only a few involving new clinical-trial review. Since 2020, FDA’s MAUDE database contains roughly 42,000 adverse event reports naming Boston Scientific neurostimulation devices (reports are not verified causation).
What plaintiffs allege
- Lead migration and fracture requiring revision or removal surgery
- sudden painful shocks and overstimulation
- battery and charging failures including device heating
- failure to warn physicians and patients
- post-approval design changes without adequate testing.
Do you qualify?
You may qualify if you received one of these devices and experienced any of the following:
- ✓ Revision, replacement, or removal (explant) surgery
- ✓ Electrical shocks, jolts, or burning at the battery site
- ✓ Lead migration or fracture shown on imaging
- ✓ Infection requiring treatment or surgery
- ✓ New weakness, numbness, paralysis, or bowel/bladder problems
“It just stopped working”? Alone, generally not enough — paired with any additional procedure, it is. Many people disqualify themselves wrongly; the review is free.
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Matthew T. Marin, J.D. — Admitted in Rhode Island, South Carolina, Connecticut, and Massachusetts
Stefanie A. Murphy, J.D. — Admitted in Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts
Frequently Asked Questions
Sources (4)
- JPML, Transfer Order, MDL No. 3181 (June 5, 2026); C.D. Cal. Dkt. 2:26-ml-03181-JLS-E.
- FDA PMA database, P030017 supplement records.
- FDA MAUDE database, product code LGW (reports are not verified causation).
- FDA, Class 1 Device Recall, Infinion CX Leads, Z-2879-2026 (posted Aug. 5, 2026).
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