Boston Scientific Corporation: Boston Scientific, Flexima and Percuflex Drainage Catheter Family (Pigtail Style) UPN DESCRIPTION M001271540 FLEXIMA BILIARY FIRM 8F/35CM M001271550 FLEXIMA BILIARY FIRM 10F/35CM M001271560 FLEXIMA BILIARY REG 8F/35CM M001271570 FLEXIMA BILIARY REG 10F/35CM M001271580 FLEXIMA BILIARY REG 12F/35CM M001271590 FLEXIMA BILIARY REG 14F/35CM M001271600 FLEXIMA BILIARY SOFT 10F/35CM M001271610 FLEXIMA BILIARY SOFT 12F/35CM M001271620 FLEXIMA BILIARY SOFT 14F/35CM M001281560 FLEXIMA BILIARY 8/35 TT M001281570 FLEXIMA BILIARY 10/35 TT M001281580 FLEXIMA BILIARY 12/35 TT M001281590 FLEXIMA BILIARY 14/35 TT M001271630 FLEXIMA BIL 8F/35CM FIRM KIT M001271640 FLEXIMA BIL 10F/35CM FIRM KIT M001271650 FLEXIMA BIL 8F/35CM REG KIT M001271660 FLEXIMA BIL 10F/35CM REG KIT Single Use Only, Sterilized with Ethylene Oxide Gas, Boston Scintific Corporation, One Boscton Scintific 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-1333-2009

Recalling firm

Boston Scientific Corporation

Product

Boston Scientific, Flexima and Percuflex Drainage Catheter Family (Pigtail Style) UPN DESCRIPTION M001271540 FLEXIMA BILIARY FIRM 8F/35CM M001271550 FLEXIMA BILIARY FIRM 10F/35CM M001271560 FLEXIMA BILIARY REG 8F/35CM M001271570 FLEXIMA BILIARY REG 10F/35CM M001271580 FLEXIMA BILIARY REG 12F/35CM M001271590 FLEXIMA BILIARY REG 14F/35CM M001271600 FLEXIMA BILIARY SOFT 10F/35CM M001271610 FLEXIMA BILIARY SOFT 12F/35CM M001271620 FLEXIMA BILIARY SOFT 14F/35CM M001281560 FLEXIMA BILIARY 8/35 TT M001281570 FLEXIMA BILIARY 10/35 TT M001281580 FLEXIMA BILIARY 12/35 TT M001281590 FLEXIMA BILIARY 14/35 TT M001271630 FLEXIMA BIL 8F/35CM FIRM KIT M001271640 FLEXIMA BIL 10F/35CM FIRM KIT M001271650 FLEXIMA BIL 8F/35CM REG KIT M001271660 FLEXIMA BIL 10F/35CM REG KIT Single Use Only, Sterilized with Ethylene Oxide Gas, Boston Scintific Corporation, One Boscton Scintific 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

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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