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Class 2 Device Recall Vaxcel Implantable Vascular Access System

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  Class 2 Device Recall Vaxcel Implantable Vascular Access System see related information
Date Initiated by Firm June 13, 2006
Date Posted April 14, 2007
Recall Status1 Terminated 3 on April 23, 2007
Recall Number Z-0745-2007
Recall Event ID 37427
510(K)Number K954258  
Product Classification Implantable Vascular Access System - Product Code LJT
Product Vaxcel Implantable Vascular Access System -Titanium Standard Port With 9F Polyurethane Catheter, Catalog/REF No. 45-315, UPN/Material No. M001453150, Single Use Only, STERILE, EO. Boston Scientific MEDI-TECH, (617) 972-4000/(800) 225-3238, 480 Pleasant Street, Watertown, MA 02472 --- The port is provided as a kit, with various single use, disposable items necessary for achieving vascular access and implanting the port catheter. Each kit is provided in a plastic (PETG) tray with a heat-sealed tyvek lid. This inner tray is then placed in a second outer plastic (PETG) tray, along with the Directions for Use, and also sealed with a tyvek lid which is then labeled. The port kit is placed in a cardboard carton, with additional labels and sealed.
Code Information Lots 1103350 and 1113798
Recalling Firm/
Manufacturer		 Boston Scientific Corp
10 Glens Falls Tech Park
Glens Falls NY 12801-3864
For Additional Information Contact Ms. Cindy Finney
508-683-4678
Manufacturer Reason
for Recall		 Mispackaging: some kits of peelable sheaths/dilators may contain a 10F sheath instead of a 9F sheath--(Recalling Firm was notified by supplier B. Braun Medical of the error)
FDA Determined
Cause 2		 Other
Action Boston Scientific sent Urgent Medical Device Recall Notification- Immediate Action Required letters- (dated 6/13/06) to all 11 end users via Federal Express. The letters informed the end users that some of the peelable sheaths/dilators in the Vaxcel Implantable Vascular Access kits may incorrectly contain 10F sheaths instead of 9F sheaths which had been supplied by B. Braun Medical Inc. Improper sizing of the sheath for the catheter may result in difficulty /inability to insert the catheters. The letters instructed the end users to immediately remove the affected lots from inventory, segregate the recalled product, contact Boston Scientific at 1-800-862-1284 to obtain a Return Authorization (RGA) number, pack the product in an appropriate shipping carton, affix the shipping label to the outside of the shipping carton, write the RGA number on the outside of the shipping carton, and to return the recalled product to Boston Scientific''s Distribution Center Attn: QA Returns, 500 Commander Shea Blvd., Quincy, MA 02171. Accompanying each letter was a Reply Verification Tracking Form to be completed by the end user and mailed or faxed to Boston Scientific even if the user did not have the recalled lots on hand.
Quantity in Commerce 22
Distribution NY, CA, MD, WA, TN.
Total Product Life Cycle TPLC Device Report
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.
510(K) Database 510(K)s with Product Code = LJT and Original Applicant = GERARD MEDICAL ENTERPRISES, INC.
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