Medical Device
Manufacturing
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Z-0863-2011

Boston Scientific brand Matrix2 360 UltraSoft SR Coils. Intended for embolization of certain intracranial...

Boston Scientific Corporation / initiated 2010-10-19 / Terminated / root cause: manufacturing process

Boston Scientific Corporation, Neurovascular, 47900 Bayside Parkway, Fremont, CA 94538 began a recall of Boston Scientific brand Matrix2 360 UltraSoft SR Coils. Intended for embolization of certain intracranial aneurysms and for arterial and venous embolizations... on . The reason FDA records is "The product appears to have premature degradation of the PGLA coating on the Matrix Coil". As of , the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as manufacturing process.

Recall record

Recall number
Z-0863-2011
Status
Terminated
Initiated
Posted
Terminated
Recalling firm
Boston Scientific Corporation
Product
Boston Scientific brand Matrix2 360 UltraSoft SR Coils. Intended for embolization of certain intracranial aneurysms and for arterial and venous embolizations in the peripheral vasculature.
Product code
HGC Clamp, Uterine
Reason for recall
The product appears to have premature degradation of the PGLA coating on the Matrix Coil.
Root cause tag
manufacturing process
FDA root cause
Process control
Action
US consignees were notified by letter sent by Federal Express on October 19, 2010. Customers out of the United States were notified by Federal Express if possible and by personal delivery by locally assigned sales representatives as needed.
Quantity in commerce
77,364 total units
Distribution
Worldwide distribution. USA, Argentina, Austria, Australia, Belgium, Bahrain, Brazil, Canada, Switzerland, Chile, China, Colombia, Serbia, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Great Britain, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, India, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Japan, South Korea, Lithuania, Latvia, Macau, Mexico, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Panama, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Singapore, Slovakia, Thailand, Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine, Vietnam, and Yemen.
Product codes and lots
Material Product Description Catalog # Batch numbers Expiry Date   11252230,11308509,11314276,11325957,   11336598, 11393159, 11395513, 11407112,   11451244,11531641,11550997,11560540,   11591562,11591706,11622023,11658783,   11658785,11658822,11676148,11676157,   11719463, 11730234, 11790200, 11800701,   11800705,11820288,11850793,11850843,   11873434,11908088,11934094,11958442,   11958449,11958467,11975078,11975174,   12018396,12061956,12082830,12093269,   12102499, 12102571, 12112302, 12119035,  M003498204SRO Matrix2¿ 360 UltraSoft SR Coils 498204-SR 12130177,12156608,12156619,12172635, Oct2010 through   2mm x4cm 12175697,12176083,12176088,12176096, Aug2013   12176113,12176130,12214865,12229603,   12229665,12229709,12300883,12304385,   12316893,12330638,12372623,12383765,   12388036,12498742,12514610,12549119,   12549517,12579004,12669973,12670052,   12702899,12703158,12721628,12748406,   12775526,12792905,12810367,12847198,   12856251,12861682,12861685,12861728,   12902495,12909257,12920788,12922010,   12922031,12947555,13165095,13182078,   13740728   11285904, 11325811, 11330308, 11336721,   11344686,11429308,11430218,11491190,   11535756,11551320,11580678,11586999,   11606468,11640887,11676151,11676165,   Matrix2¿ 360 UltraSoft SR Coils 11792442,11820281,11820295,11850792, Oct2010 through  M003498206SRO 498206-SR 11850844,12043227,12119036,12130803,   2mm x6cm 12130817,12194743,12229581,12229605, Jun2013   12299406,12304391,12514596,12549520,   12650936,12792884,12861539,12861681,   12861726,12929268,12947551,12982270,   13165082,13165102,13600453   11290821,11306854,11414844,11415101,   11488903,11524527,11535144,11598085,   11658796,11730211,11756822,11800379,   11850788,11873437,11889319,11889933,   11958235,11958447,11975073,11975199,   11992222,12009642,12043109,12082849,   12102496,12112306,12130249,12156604,   Matrix2¿ 360 UltraSoft SR Coils 12156607,12156621,12172961,12175696, Oct2010 through  M003498304SRO 498304-SR 12175827,12176080,12176086,12176101,   3mm x4cm 12229674,12229678,12304388,12315366, Jan2013   12330621,12368749,12370624,12374136,   12374221,12376353,12379817,12383766,   12514603,12541587,12549512,12549525,   12579028,12636755,12703154,12703190,   12748467,12792896,12861696,12902497,   12922003,12922028,12947530,13165085,   13165101,13198188,13204883,13230537    I 11302950,11385614,11385615,11403344,   11440497,11444540,11475012,11523684,   11552540,11591597,11598082,11622020,   11640889, 11676150, 11730057, 11730213,   11788744, 11820175, 11820292, 11836537,   11850840,11873438,11908089,11925597,   11958473,11975164,11975183,11992201,   12009563,12009573,12009640,12026744,   12043228, 12067385, 12082843, 12082859,   Matrix2¿ 360 UltraSoft SR Coils 12112303,12127498,12142026,12142038, Oct2010 through  M003498306SRO 498306-SR 12176131,12188229,12194499,12194715,   3mm x6cm 12194731,12214717,12214815,12214857, Aug2013   12229662, 12299405, 12304191, 12304196,   12368752,12388034,12396262,12418213,   12424869,12427988,12439191,12439351,   12549523,12636732,12636756,12670041,   12702896,12703155,12703187,12753182,   12783356,12792890,12792921,12858819,   12861684, 12861720, 12922011, 12929262,   13109928, 13165083, 13165093, 13606646,   13740721   11321963,11325815,11341602,11440812,   11444365, 11488901, 11489569, 11550743,   11560542, 11598086, 11658799, 11730230,   11788749,11820283,11850855,11916970,  M003498308SRO Matrix2¿ 360 UltraSoft SR Coils 498308-SR 11958232, 11958238, 11958448, 11958466, Nov2010 through   3mm x8cm 11996497,12102567,12130806,12194700, Jun2013   12194723,12214852,12229590,12549509,   12578759,12636733,12810343, 12885370,   12918062,12942555,12946179,13118674,   13165108,13182069,13600456   11293279,11318108,11345092,11407741,   11489572,11538865,11580677,11586997,   11658786,11712101,11719464,11789879,   11792443, 11820170, 11820282, 11850856,   11889925,11958236,11958456,12021661,   Matrix2¿ 360 UltraSoft SR Coils 12026495,12026742,12082848,12112305, Oct2010 through  M003498406SRO 498406-SR 12141859,12142033,12186120,12194702,   4mm x6cm 12194724, 12214850, 12229704, 12295452, Jun2013   12296704,12315362,12330599, 12439225,   12514516,12549514,12570929, 12669968,   12670046,12779824,12792888, 12805886,   12899134,12922013,12947538,13112464,   13165107,13610468 .   11314326,11320203,11336864,11396043,   11444147,11444545,11489567,11523682,   11538870, 11552547, 11560546, 11591708,   11658820,11676163,11676203,11788743,   11820174, 11820287, 11850846, 11873436,   11925602,11938492,11975160,11975176,   11975222,11992210,12009652,12061958,   12074313,12082844,12102564,12110478,   Matrix2¿ 360 UltraSoft SR Coils 12119835, 12130819, 12194486, 12194491, Oct2010 through  M003498408SRO 498408-SR 12194701,12194717,12194737,12214191,   4mm x8cm 12214718,12214817,12299414,12300716, Jun2013   12304387, 12330612, 12330647, 12385409,   12409147,12413139,12424873,12424877,   12439196, 12439352, 12567224, 12579029,   12669005, 12703185, 12721626, 12748407,   12783357,12791150,12922015,12929076,   12929261,12947543,12982329,12982336,   13116525,13164430,13165087,13182068,   13182074, 13602977   11321964, 11322842, 11432824, 11485038,   11531649, 11591564, 11591700, 11676177,   11697470,11712102,11719465,11721430,   11820323,11889309,11889316,11916971,   11952857,12026496,12043224,12061790,   12115320,12119907,12130813,12142087,  M003498510SRO Matrix2¿ 360 UltraSoft SR Coils 498510-SR 12194718,12214197,12214714,12214842, Nov2010 through   5mmx10cm 12267364, 12304383, 12311944, 12315361, Jun2013   12315363,12356259,12392931,12404359,   12418210, 12439358, 12549513, 12634217,   12703183,12748428,12791153,12792898,   12861694,12922006, 12929075, 13164428,   13164795,13165092,13195731,13200123,   13233310,13603121   11323634,11325812,11329547,11403547,   11552535,11591701,11711974,11711979,   Matrix2¿ 360 UltraSoft SR Coils 11766679, 11838297, 11850794, 11908093, Nov2010 through  M003498515SRO 498515-SR 11946180,11991286,12214846,12226292,   5mmx15cm 12229666,12306631,12446872,12468830, Oct2012   12495253,12514592,12523445, 12579019,   12810368,12914092,12946427,13113054   11281623, 11380106, 11552542, 11658791,   Matrix2¿ 360 UltraSoft SR Coils 11748395,11889312,12061947,12115321, Oct2010 through  M003498610SRO 498610-SR 12142031,12299316,12370621,12446874,   6mmx10cm 12514609,12632702,13118675,13165080, Aug2013   13740727   11322855, 11385261, 11486201, 11531652,   Matrix2¿ 360 UltraSoft SR Coils 11591702,11658823,11697473,11800199, Nov2010 through  M003498615SRO 498615-SR 12194497, 12214193, 12226290, 12229705,   6mmx15cm 12439187,12491070,12495248,12514597, Aug2013   12947527,12965255,13740729