FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Celsion Corporation: Prolieve Thermodilatation Kit, consisting of a Prolieve Thermodilatation Catheter, Prolieve Heat Exchanger cartridge and 500 ml bag of sterile water, Catalog # 880-8023, packaged in single packs, Material Number M0068808022, and five packs, Material Number M0068808023, labeled in part *** Distributed by Boston Scientific Corporation, Natck, MA***Manufacturer: Celsion Corporation, Columbia, MD***.
- Recall number
- Z-1248-06
- Recalling firm
- Celsion Corporation
- Product
- Prolieve Thermodilatation Kit, consisting of a Prolieve Thermodilatation Catheter, Prolieve Heat Exchanger cartridge and 500 ml bag of sterile water, Catalog # 880-8023, packaged in single packs, Material Number M0068808022, and five packs, Material Number M0068808023, labeled in part *** Distributed by Boston Scientific Corporation, Natck, MA***Manufacturer: Celsion Corporation, Columbia, MD***.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2006-05-04
- Posted
- 2006-07-19
- Terminated
- 2011-08-04
- Reason
- A medical device accessory used by healthcare practitioners in the invasive treatment of (BPH) benign prostatic hyperplasia may be defective. The catheter may fail to achieve or maintain recommended pressure.
- Root cause
- Other
- Action
- Celsion Corporation, the recalling firm, notified consignees by letter 05/04/06 on Boston Scientific Corporation letterhead and advised that the prostatic balloon of the catheter may not achieve and/or maintain the recommended pressure as outlined in the Prolieve User Manual. The notification was sent by courier and included a tracking verification reply form for users to report inventory quantities and to report that all areas of medical facilities holding inventory were checked for recalled product for return via Returned Goods Authorization from contract distributor, Boston Scientific Corporation, Natick, MA.
- Quantity
- 2930 kits
- Distribution
- Nationwide. The product was distributed to one distributor in MA and 154 end users in medical centers and urology clinics.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- 581451, 581452, 581464, 581465, 581468, 581471, 581472, 581473, 581474, 581475, 581476, 581477, 581478, 581479, 581480, 600145, 600146, 600147, 600408, 600538, 600540, 600630, 600692, 600771, 600814, 600815, 600874, 600875
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- P030006
- Product code
- MEQ
- Firm FEI
- 1122126
- Firm city
- Columbia
- Firm state
- MD
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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