Events

Recall of Endovascular manipulation tools

According to Federal Service for Surveillance in Healthcare, this recall involved a device in Russian Federation that was produced by Boston Scientific Corporation.

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    01И-395/18, РЗН 2015/2365
  • Date
    2018-02-20
  • Event Date Posted
    2018-02-21
  • Event Country
    Russian Federation
  • Event Source
    FSSH
  • Event Source URL
    http://www.roszdravnadzor.ru/services/unreg
  • Notes / Alerts
    Russian data is current through January 2019. All of the data comes from the Federal Service for Surveillance in Healthcare, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Russia.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Manufacturer Recall

Device

Endovascular manipulation tools

Manufacturer

Boston Scientific Corporation
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Boston Scientific
  • Manufacturer comment
    “We take a patient-first approach to assessing the applicability of every recall and communicate to regulatory bodies in all geographies where the recalled device is sold,” Boston Scientific said in a statement to ICIJ. “We have coordinated several recalls across many countries in a timely manner,” the company said, adding that it complies with all national laws, which can often vary and require different processes for reporting information or taking action on recalls. The company said it uses a rigorous and uniform process to take action on recalls and that “when we initiate a field action (e.g. recall, safety alert), every customer who has received an affected product receives a communication that includes a letter for the physician.”
  • Source
    FSSH