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Boston Scientific WaveWriter Alpha patients reporting shocks, lead migration, battery failures, or revision surgery may qualify for the Boston Scientific spinal cord stimulator litigation. WaveWriter Alpha is a lead product in MDL 3181, the federal consolidation of Boston Scientific stimulator cases (C.D. Cal., June 2026). A 2024 Class II recall event covered 77,674 WaveWriter Alpha units, and the Infinion CX leads used with these systems drew a Class I recall in August 2026.
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Reported problems in this system
- Painful shocks, jolts, and overstimulation
- lead migration or fracture requiring reoperation
- battery and charging failures
- loss of pain relief after a successful trial
- infection and battery-site complications. (Counts from FDA’s MAUDE database; reports are not verified causation.)
Is this your device?
Check your patient ID card — it lists the model. No card? Your charger or phone app identifies it, and your operative report names it; we obtain that for you.
What matters most in Boston Scientific WaveWriter Alpha cases
WaveWriter cases qualify for the most procedurally mature track in this litigation — the MDL itself.
Do you qualify?
- ✓ Revision, replacement, or removal surgery
- ✓ Shocks or burns
- ✓ Migration on imaging
- ✓ Infection
- ✓ Neurological symptoms
“It just stopped working”? Read our honest triage before deciding you don’t qualify — most patients have more than they think.
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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
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What does FDA adverse event data show for the Boston Scientific WaveWriter?
FDA adverse event reports for the Boston Scientific WaveWriter family total 16,769, with injury the dominant event type at 16,548 reports.
FDA adverse event reports for the Boston Scientific WaveWriter family total 16,769, with 16,548 classified as injury and 138 as malfunction. Annual counts climbed steadily year after year, from 828 in 2019 to 3,891 in 2025, before easing somewhat to 2,178 through the partial 2026 reporting period. The leading product problem is an adverse event without an identified device or use problem, cited in 7,255 reports, followed by 4,415 reports of unexpected therapeutic results, 4,219 charging problem reports, and 1,302 reports involving migration of the device. Attorneys reviewing spinal cord stimulator claims use these reports as investigative leads, not proof of defect.
| Year received | MAUDE reports |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 828 |
| 2020 | 854 |
| 2021 | 1,187 |
| 2022 | 1,725 |
| 2023 | 2,520 |
| 2024 | 3,222 |
| 2025 | 3,891 |
| 2026 (through Aug) | 2,178 |
Source: FDA MAUDE database via openFDA, product code LGW (spinal cord stimulator, totally implanted), retrieved August 2026. MAUDE reports are submitted by manufacturers, clinicians, and patients; they are not independently verified, may include duplicates, and do not establish that a device caused the reported event.
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