| Class 2 Device Recall Boston Scientific: Expel Drainage Catheter with TwistLoc Hub APDL Drainage Catheter and APDL Drai | |
Date Initiated by Firm | February 25, 2015 |
Date Posted | March 27, 2015 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on August 12, 2016 |
Recall Number | Z-1336-2015 |
Recall Event ID |
70632 |
510(K)Number | K141335 |
Product Classification |
Catheter, biliary, diagnostic - Product Code FGE
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Product | Boston Scientific: Expel" Drainage Catheter with Twist-Loc" Hub APDL Drainage Catheter and APDL Drainage Catheter Kit, Expel" Drainage Catheter APD Drainage Catheter, Expel" Large Capacity Drainage Catheter APD Large Capacity Drainage Catheter. |
Code Information |
UPN # LOT # H7493931006200- 17259582, 17362835, 17501623, 17617274. H7493931008200- 17259557, 17297984, 17362834, 17376747. H7493931010200- 17318044, 17376748, 17459140, 17501573, 17617545. H7493931012250- 17275816, 17501620, 17575123, 17617353. H7493931014250- 17370708, 17604432, 17624928. H7493931106150- 17259581, 17365684, 17617551. H7493931108150- 17244079, 17404400, 17408751, 17493552, 17647113 H7493931108250- 17245000, 17275820, 17297985, 17297986, 17377401, 17416602, 17433865. H749393110825K1- 17416577. H7493931108450- 17245001, 17408755, 17411332, 17493550. H7493931110150- 17317825, 17518149. H7493931110250- 17228343, 17259558, 17317546, 17338203, 17365681, 17416573, 17438002, 17518150, 17588842, 17588844, 17621339, 17634403, 17634404, 17639037. H749393111025K1- 17328810, 17403872, 17416575, 17494061. H7493931110450- 17275823, 17416603, 17459143, 17617552. H7493931112250- 17259584, 17275818, 17338205, 17365682, 17601584, 17613485, 17639463. H7493931112450- 17245002, 17259556, 17365683, 17416604, 17574538, 17617553. H7493931114250- 17370706, 17588840, 17625218. H7493931114450- 17275817, 17589950, 17624789. H7493932016300- 17328801, 17352479, 17377392, 17408752, 17501571, 17575124, 17612692, 17613484, 17625883, 17626180, 17626181, 17626182. H7493932018300- 17377395, 17480649, 17614751, 17617350, 17626183. H7493932024400- 17459142, 17492863. H7493932026400- 17328800, 17353160, 17377393, 17617470, 17624927, 17625216, 17625895. |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Boston Scientific Corporation 1 Scimed Pl Maple Grove MN 55311-1565
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For Additional Information Contact | Brent Hathcock 763-494-7971 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | Boston Scientific is initiating this Medical Device Field Correction of the Expel" APD and APDL
Drainage Catheters. To date, Boston Scientific has received one complaint for device fragmentation
after an Expel" APD catheter was implanted in the biliary system. The most serious foreseeable patient
risk for this issue is additional intervention for fragment retrieval using minimally invasive meth |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Nonconforming Material/Component |
Action | Boston Scientific sent an "Urgent Medical Device Correction" letter dated February 25, 2015, to all affected customers. The letter described the problem and the product involved in the recall.
The letter informed customers not to use the Expel APD and APDL Drainage catheters for bile drainage and to complete and return the Customer Acknowledgement Form. The letter also noted that the devices are not being retrieved and they are not required to return them to Boston Scientific. For further questions please call (763) 494-7971. |
Quantity in Commerce | 918 |
Distribution | Worldwide Distribution - US Distribution to the states of : CA, LA, FL, WI, NY, IL, MD and OH., and to the countries of: Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Netherlands and Portugal. |
Total Product Life Cycle | TPLC Device Report |
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1 A record in this database is created when a firm initiates a correction or removal action. The record is updated if the FDA identifies a violation and classifies the action as a recall, and it is updated for a final time when the recall is terminated. Learn more about medical device recalls. 2 Per FDA policy, recall cause determinations are subject to modification up to the point of termination of the recall. 3 For details about termination of a recall see Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 §7.55.
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510(K) Database | 510(K)s with Product Code = FGE
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