Z-1339-2009

Boston Scientific, Flexima and Percuflex Drainage Catheter Family (Pigtail Style) UPN# DESCRIPTION M001225240...

Name: Z-1339-2009 Boston Scientific, Flexima and Percuflex Drainage Catheter Family (Pigtail Style) UPN# DESCRIPTION M001225240...
Creator: Boston Scientific Corporation
Published: 2009-03-18
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

Boston Scientific Corporation / initiated 2009-03-18 / Terminated / root cause: labeling and UDI

FDA source

Boston Scientific Corporation began a recall of Boston Scientific, Flexima and Percuflex Drainage Catheter Family (Pigtail Style) UPN# DESCRIPTION M001225240 VTC FIRM KIT 8 M001225140 VTC FIRM 8 Single Use... on 2009-03-18. The reason FDA records is "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...". As of 2026-09-10, the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as labeling and UDI.

Recall record

Recall number: Z-1339-2009
Status: Terminated
Initiated: 2009-03-18
Posted: 2009-05-21
Terminated: 2012-02-23
Recalling firm: Boston Scientific Corporation
Product: Boston Scientific, Flexima and Percuflex Drainage Catheter Family (Pigtail Style) UPN# DESCRIPTION M001225240 VTC FIRM KIT 8 M001225140 VTC FIRM 8 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.
Product code: GBO Catheter, Nephrostomy, General & Plastic Surgery
Reason for recall: 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 tag: labeling and UDI
FDA 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 in commerce: 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.
Product codes and lots: All codes

Product code GBO

K820867Class IPercutaneous Nephrostomy SetVan-Tec, Inc. / cleared 1982-04-13

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