FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Boston Scientific Corporation: Boston Scientific: Expel" Drainage Catheter with Twist-Loc" Hub APDL Drainage Catheter and APDL Drainage Catheter Kit, Expel" Drainage Catheter APD Drainage Catheter, Expel" Large Capacity Drainage Catheter APD Large Capacity Drainage Catheter.
- Recall number
- Z-1336-2015
- Recalling firm
- Boston Scientific Corporation
- Product
- Boston Scientific: Expel" Drainage Catheter with Twist-Loc" Hub APDL Drainage Catheter and APDL Drainage Catheter Kit, Expel" Drainage Catheter APD Drainage Catheter, Expel" Large Capacity Drainage Catheter APD Large Capacity Drainage Catheter.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2015-02-25
- Posted
- 2015-03-27
- Terminated
- 2016-08-12
- Reason
- Boston Scientific is initiating this Medical Device Field Correction of the Expel" APD and APDL Drainage Catheters. To date, Boston Scientific has received one complaint for device fragmentation after an Expel" APD catheter was implanted in the biliary system. The most serious foreseeable patient risk for this issue is additional intervention for fragment retrieval using minimally invasive meth
- Root cause
- Nonconforming Material/Component
- Action
- Boston Scientific sent an "Urgent Medical Device Correction" letter dated February 25, 2015, to all affected customers. The letter described the problem and the product involved in the recall. The letter informed customers not to use the Expel APD and APDL Drainage catheters for bile drainage and to complete and return the Customer Acknowledgement Form. The letter also noted that the devices are not being retrieved and they are not required to return them to Boston Scientific. For further questions please call (763) 494-7971.
- Quantity
- 918
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution - US Distribution to the states of : CA, LA, FL, WI, NY, IL, MD and OH., and to the countries of: Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Netherlands and Portugal.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- UPN # LOT # H7493931006200- 17259582, 17362835, 17501623, 17617274. H7493931008200- 17259557, 17297984, 17362834, 17376747. H7493931010200- 17318044, 17376748, 17459140, 17501573, 17617545. H7493931012250- 17275816, 17501620, 17575123, 17617353. H7493931014250- 17370708, 17604432, 17624928. H7493931106150- 17259581, 17365684, 17617551. H7493931108150- 17244079, 17404400, 17408751, 17493552, 17647113 H7493931108250- 17245000, 17275820, 17297985, 17297986, 17377401, 17416602, 17433865. H749393110825K1- 17416577. H7493931108450- 17245001, 17408755, 17411332, 17493550. H7493931110150- 17317825, 17518149. H7493931110250- 17228343, 17259558, 17317546, 17338203, 17365681, 17416573, 17438002, 17518150, 17588842, 17588844, 17621339, 17634403, 17634404, 17639037. H749393111025K1- 17328810, 17403872, 17416575, 17494061. H7493931110450- 17275823, 17416603, 17459143, 17617552. H7493931112250- 17259584, 17275818, 17338205, 17365682, 17601584, 17613485, 17639463. H7493931112450- 17245002, 17259556, 17365683, 17416604, 17574538, 17617553. H7493931114250- 17370706, 17588840, 17625218. H7493931114450- 17275817, 17589950, 17624789. H7493932016300- 17328801, 17352479, 17377392, 17408752, 17501571, 17575124, 17612692, 17613484, 17625883, 17626180, 17626181, 17626182. H7493932018300- 17377395, 17480649, 17614751, 17617350, 17626183. H7493932024400- 17459142, 17492863. H7493932026400- 17328800, 17353160, 17377393, 17617470, 17624927, 17625216, 17625895.
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K141335"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- FGE
- 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
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- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
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- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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