ClearanceBrief
Recall Z-2327-2010 ยท JCT Prosthesis, Tracheal, Expandable

Boston Scientific Corporation

Boston Scientific Ultraflex Covered Tracheobronchial Stent System - Distal Release (14/4/2.5) Material/UPN/Catalog Number: M00564800

DateAug 31, 2010 (initiated Jul 15, 2010)
StatusTerminated
ReasonUnits have excessive fraying of the deployment suture thread, as a result, these devices may experience a suture break during deployment.
Root causeProcess control
ActionBoston Scientific issued "Urgent Medical Device Recall - Immediate Action Required" letters dated July 15,2010 to consignees. The notification instructs the account to check their inventory, remove any affected product from their inventory, and return it to Boston Scientific. The notification also requests completion of a Reply Verification Tracking Form as a method of documenting the presence or absence of affected product from their inventory. Foreign accounts received notification translated into the local language and with changes that are applicable to local regulations. Boston Scientifi
Quantity10 units
DistributionWorldwide Distribution: USA, and the countries of: Austria, Germany, Finland, France, UK, Ireland, Iran, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugual, Spain, and Sweden
FDA recordOpen on fda.gov

510(k) clearances named in this recall

K012883ULTRAFLEX ESOPHAGEAL STENT SYSTEM, ULTRAFLEX DIAMONDBILIARY STENT SYSTEM, ULTRAFLEX TRACHEOBRONCHIAL STENT SYSTEM
Boston Scientific Corp, Oct 12, 2001