FDAFebruary 25, 2015device
Boston Scientific: Expel" Drainage Catheter with Twist-Loc" Hub APDL Drainage Catheter and APDL Drainage Catheter Kit, Expel" Drainage Catheter APD Drainage Catheter, Expel" Large Capacity Drainage Catheter APD Large Capacity Drainage Catheter.
Official recall recorded by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
The hazard
Boston Scientific is initiating this Medical Device Field Correction of the Expel" APD and APDL Drainage Catheters. To date, Boston Scientific has received one complaint for device fragmentation after an Expel" APD catheter was implanted in the biliary system. The most serious foreseeable patient risk for this issue is additional intervention for fragment retrieval using minimally invasive meth
What to do
FDA enforcement status: Terminated
Brands named
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