FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Boston Scientific Corporation: Uphold Vaginal Support System; Model #M0068317080. Indicated for tissue reinforcement in women with pelvic organ prolapse.
- Recall number
- Z-1626-2018
- Recalling firm
- Boston Scientific Corporation
- Product
- Uphold Vaginal Support System; Model #M0068317080. Indicated for tissue reinforcement in women with pelvic organ prolapse.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2018-02-12
- Posted
- 2018-05-04
- Terminated
- 2020-04-10
- Reason
- Potential for Capio sutures to break and /or detach.
- Root cause
- Device Design
- Action
- Boston Scientific sent Urgent Medical Device Correction letters, dated February 12, 2018, to customers via FED-EX two day delivery. Customers were informed of the updates to the affected product instructions for use and advised to read the notification carefully and immediately post the information in a visible location near the product to ensure it is easily accessible to all users of the device. Also, the notification should be passed on to any health professional of the customer's organization that needs to be aware and to any organization where the potentially affected devices have been transferred. Customers with questions should contact their local BSC (Boston Scientific) Representative. **No product is being recalled and you are not required to return product to Boston Scientific** There is no impact to previously implanted mesh devices.
- Quantity
- 1,002
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution -- US, Brazil, Guatemala, Ecuador, Malaysia, Czech Republic, United Kingdom, Argentina, Honduras, Peru, Singapore, Denmark, Iceland, Chile, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Japan, Egypt, Israel, Canada, Panama, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, Finland, Ireland, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Hong Kong, Austria, France, Italy, Costa Rica, Trinidad and Tobago, Australia, Bahrain, Georgia, Islamic Republic of Iran, El Salvador, Colombia, New Zealand, Belgium, Germany, Jordan, Norway, Russia, Pakistan, Slovakia, Portugal, South Africa, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Poland, Slovenia, Qatar, Spain, Kenya, Lebanon, Mauritius, Netherlands, Sweden, Turkey, Kuwait, Malta, Namibia, Romania, Switzerland, and Greece.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- GTIN: 08714729773955. Batch numbers: ML00002892 ML00003166 ML00003060 ML00003291 ML00003119 ML00003435 ML00003516
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K081048"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- PWI
- Firm FEI
- 3005099803
- Firm city
- Marlborough
- Firm state
- MA
- 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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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