Events

Recall of Device Recall Nexstent Carotid Stent and Monorail Delivery System

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States 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
    38117
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1161-2007
  • Event Initiated Date
    2007-05-01
  • Event Date Posted
    2007-08-09
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2008-03-02
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=52984
  • Notes / Alerts
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Extra notes in the data
    carotid artery stent - Product Code NIM
  • Reason
    Boston scientific nexstent carotid stent device failed to deploy when the outer catheter (proximal outer and distal sheath) did not pull back and expose the self-expanding stent.
  • Action
    On May 1, 2007, Boston Scientific initiated a Customer Notification worldwide. On May 21, 2007 Boston Scientific expanded this field action to a recall/removal status for Germany. Affected customers were notified in Germany on May 24, 2007.

Device

Device Recall Nexstent Carotid Stent and Monorail Delivery System
  • Model / Serial
    Lots distributed in US: C64701, C64702, C64703, C64704, C64705, C64706, C64801, C64802, C64803, C64804, C70101, C70102, C70103, C70104, C70105, C70201, C70202, C70203, C70204, C70205, C70206, C70207, C70208, C70209, C70210, C70211, C70212, C70213, C70214, C70215, C70216, C70217, C70218, C70219, C70220, C70221, C70222, C70223, C70224, C70225, C70226, C70227, C70228, C70229, C70230, C70231, C70232, C70233, C70301. Lots distributed OUS: C51301, C52501, C52502, C52703, C61401, C61402, C61403, C61501, C61502, C61503, C61601, C61602, C61603, C61604, C61605, C61701, C61702, C61801, C61802, C61803, C61804, C61805, C61901, C61902,  C62001, C62002, C62003, C62004, C63701, C63901, C64001, C64002, C64101, C64102, C64501, C65101, C65102.
  • Product Classification
    Cardiovascular Devices
  • Device Class
    3
  • Implanted device?
    Yes
  • Distribution
    Worldwide, including USA, France, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Cyprus, Austria, Spain, Finland, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Romania , Czech Republic, Poland, Israel, Hungary, New Zealand, and Switzerland.
  • Product Description
    Boston Scientific NexStent Monorail 5F Carotid Stent and Monorail Delivery System, Manufactured by: Endotex International Systems, Inc. 10231 Bubb Road Cupertino, CA 95014 USA
  • Manufacturer
    Boston Scientific Corporation

Manufacturer

Boston Scientific Corporation
  • Manufacturer Address
    Boston Scientific Corporation, One Boston Scientific Place, Natick MA 01760
  • Source
    USFDA