Boston Scientific Corp: 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.

Recall number

Z-0745-2007

Recalling firm

Boston Scientific Corp

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.

Status

Terminated

Initiated

2006-06-13

Posted

2007-04-14

Terminated

2007-04-23

Reason

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)

Root cause

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

22

Distribution

NY, CA, MD, WA, TN.

Lot, serial or model codes

Lots 1103350 and 1113798

510(k) numbers

["K954258"]

PMA numbers

not on file

Product code

LJT

Firm FEI

3017892510

Firm city

Glens Falls

Firm state

NY

Firm country

not on file

Cite as

FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 b87518bfe2e8, published 2026-09-28

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