FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Boston Scientific Corporation: 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.
- Recall number
- Z-1331-2009
- Recalling firm
- Boston Scientific Corporation
- 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.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2009-03-18
- Posted
- 2009-05-21
- Terminated
- 2012-02-23
- Reason
- 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
- Labeling False and Misleading
- Action
- 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.
- Quantity
- 586,276 US; 276,013 OUS total for all products
- Distribution
- 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.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- All codes
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K944290"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- FFA
- Firm FEI
- 3002095335
- Firm city
- Maple Grove
- Firm state
- MN
- Firm country
- not on file
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- 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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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