—#79947

Product

Boston Scientific, Flexima and Percuflex Drainage Catheter Family (Pigtail Style) UPN DESCRIPTION M001271770 FLEXIMA NEPH FIRM 8F/25CM M001271780 FLEXIMA NEPH FIRM 10F/25CM M001271790 FLEXIMA NEPH REG 8F/25CM M001271800 FLEXIMA NEPH REG 10F/25CM M001271810 FLEXIMA NEPH REG 12F/25CM M001271820 FLEXIMA NEPH REG 14F/25CM M001271830 FLEXIMA NEPH SOFT 10F/25CM M001271840 FLEXIMA NEPH SOFT 12F/25CM M001271850 FLEXIMA NEPH SOFT 14F/25CM M001281790 FLEXIMA NEPHROSTOMY 8/25 TT M001281800 FLEXIMA NEPHROSTOMY 10/25 TT M001281810 FLEXIMA NEPHROSTOMY 12/25 TT M001281820 FLEXIMA NEPHROSTOMY 14/25 TT M001271860 FLEXIMA NEPH 8F/25CM REG KIT M001271870 FLEXIMA NEPH 10F/25CM REG KIT M001271880 FLEXIMA NEPH 12F/25CM REG KIT M001271890 FLEXIMA NEPH 14F/25CM REG KIT M001271900 FLEXIMA NEPH 8F/25CM FIRM KIT M001271910 FLEXIMA NEPH 10F/25CM FIRM KIT M001281650 FLEXIMA NEPH 8/25 TEMP TIP KIT M001281660 FLEXIMA NEPH/10/25 TEMPTIP KIT Single Use Only, Sterilized with Ethylene Oxide Gas, Boston Scientific Corporation, One Boston Scientific Place, Natick, MA 01760-1537, Made in USA 780 Brookside Drive, Spencer, IN 47460 1080. Designed for percutaneous drainage of abscess fluid, the Biliary system and the urinary tract.

FDA product code: FFA — Tube, Drainage, Suprapubic
Device class: Class 2
Medical specialty: Gastroenterology, Urology
510(k) numbers: K944290
Affected lot / code info: All codes

Why it was recalled

Boston Scientific Corporation is initiating an urgent Field Correction related to its Flexima and Percuflex Drainage Catheter Family (Pigtail Style). During the attempted removal of the device, sutures were separated from the catheter and remained in the patient.

Root cause (FDA determination)

Labeling False and Misleading

Action the firm took

Consignees were sent a Boston Scientific " Urgent Medical Device Field Correction Notification" letter dated March 18, 2009. The letter was addressed to "The Hospital Field Action Contact". The letter described the problem, product affected and the revised catheter removal instructions. They also requested the return of the Acknowledgement Form.

Recalling firm

Firm: Boston Scientific Corporation
Address: 1 Scimed Pl, Maple Grove, Minnesota 55311-1565

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution -- USA including DC, Puerto Rico and Guam and countries of United Arab Emirates Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bahrain, Switzerland, Germany, Egypt, Spain, Finland, France, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Kuwait, Netherland, Pakistan, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Slovak Republic, Tunisia, Turkey, South Africa, Netherlands, Costa Rica, Japan, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Columbia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Mexico New Zealand, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2009-03-18
Posted by FDA: 2009-05-21
Terminated: 2012-02-23
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #79947. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.