FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Boston Scientific Corporation: Ultraflex Esophageal Stent System. Uncovered - Proximal Release - 18/23/10. Catalog Number M00513810. Single Use, Rx only. Boston Scientific, Natick, MA 01760. Intended for maintaining esophageal luminal patency in esophageal structures caused by intrinsic and/or extrinsic malignant tumors only and occlusion of concurrent esophageal fistulas.
- Recall number
- Z-1865-2010
- Recalling firm
- Boston Scientific Corporation
- Product
- Ultraflex Esophageal Stent System. Uncovered - Proximal Release - 18/23/10. Catalog Number M00513810. Single Use, Rx only. Boston Scientific, Natick, MA 01760. Intended for maintaining esophageal luminal patency in esophageal structures caused by intrinsic and/or extrinsic malignant tumors only and occlusion of concurrent esophageal fistulas.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2010-05-17
- Posted
- 2010-06-25
- Terminated
- 2011-10-20
- Reason
- Suture related device failures during deployment and repositioning of the stent
- Root cause
- Device Design
- Action
- Boston Scientific issued an "Urgent Medical Device Recall - Immediate Action Required" notification dated May 17, 2010 to U.S. Distributors stating that use and distribution of products should cease immediately and return all affected product to the firm for replacement. Distributors were asked to complete and return reply a verification tracking form. For further information, contact Boston Scientific at 1-866-868-4004.
- Quantity
- not on file
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution - Only US distributed product is affected by recall
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lot Numbers: 11720486 11741834 11750686 11788787 11804318 11814051 11824077 11846108 11870368 11870594 11909641 11931304 11974372 11982929 12001740 12019957 12074676 12157485 12176238 12184464 12229977 12240225 12297673 12305981 12406877 12464947 12536118 12571835 12882958 12914130 12931878
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K032930"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- ESW
- 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