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Boston Scientific Corporation: Boston Scientific, Flexima and Percuflex Drainage Catheter Family (Pigtail Style) UPN# DESCRIPTION M001245260 VTCG/8/25 M001245270 VTCG/10/25 M001245280 VTCG/12/25 M001245290 VTCG/14/25 M001245300 VTCGK/8/25 M001245310 VTCGK/10/25 M001245320 VTCGK/12/25 M001245061 APD/LPG/6/25 (BX/5) M001245071 APDL/8.3/20 (BOX/5) M001245081 APD/LPG/10/25 (BX/5) M001245130 VSCD/LPG/12/25 M001245140 VSCD/LPG/14/25 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-1338-2009
Recalling firm
Boston Scientific Corporation
Product
Boston Scientific, Flexima and Percuflex Drainage Catheter Family (Pigtail Style) UPN# DESCRIPTION M001245260 VTCG/8/25 M001245270 VTCG/10/25 M001245280 VTCG/12/25 M001245290 VTCG/14/25 M001245300 VTCGK/8/25 M001245310 VTCGK/10/25 M001245320 VTCGK/12/25 M001245061 APD/LPG/6/25 (BX/5) M001245071 APDL/8.3/20 (BOX/5) M001245081 APD/LPG/10/25 (BX/5) M001245130 VSCD/LPG/12/25 M001245140 VSCD/LPG/14/25 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
["K811378"]
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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