Events

Recall of Device Recall Uphold LITE w/ Capio SLIM

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
    79608
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1622-2018
  • Event Initiated Date
    2018-02-12
  • Event Date Posted
    2018-05-04
  • Event Status
    Open, Classified
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=162765
  • 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
    Instrumentation, surgical mesh, urogynecologic, transvaginal repair of pelvic organ prolapse - Product Code PWI
  • Reason
    Potential for capio sutures to break and /or detach.
  • Action
    Boston Scientific sent Urgent Medical Device Correction letters, dated February 12, 2018, to customers via FED-EX two day delivery. Customers were informed of the updates to the affected product instructions for use and advised to read the notification carefully and immediately post the information in a visible location near the product to ensure it is easily accessible to all users of the device. Also, the notification should be passed on to any health professional of the customer's organization that needs to be aware and to any organization where the potentially affected devices have been transferred. Customers with questions should contact their local BSC (Boston Scientific) Representative. **No product is being recalled and you are not required to return product to Boston Scientific** There is no impact to previously implanted mesh devices.

Device

Device Recall Uphold LITE w/ Capio SLIM
  • Model / Serial
    UDI:08714729839200 Batch numbers:  27019 56827 21250249 27898 56829 21271669 28713 57715 21336724 28974 57716 21377535 29299 58081 21402115 30503 58083 21432026 31359 58944 21447170 31516 58945 21496403 32828 60407 ML00002769 32829 60409 ML00002810 33791 61098 ML00002857 33792 61420 ML00002913 34053 61421 ML00002964 36070 61422 ML00002999 37918 61425 ML00003034 39009 61426 ML00003091 39700 62156 ML00003142
  • Product Classification
    Obstetrical and Gynecological Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution -- US, Brazil, Guatemala, Ecuador, Malaysia, Czech Republic, United Kingdom, Argentina, Honduras, Peru, Singapore, Denmark, Iceland, Chile, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Japan, Egypt, Israel, Canada, Panama, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, Finland, Ireland, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Hong Kong, Austria, France, Italy, Costa Rica, Trinidad and Tobago, Australia, Bahrain, Georgia, Islamic Republic of Iran, El Salvador, Colombia, New Zealand, Belgium, Germany, Jordan, Norway, Russia, Pakistan, Slovakia, Portugal, South Africa, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Poland, Slovenia, Qatar, Spain, Kenya, Lebanon, Mauritius, Netherlands, Sweden, Turkey, Kuwait, Malta, Namibia, Romania, Switzerland, and Greece.
  • Product Description
    Uphold LITE w/ Capio SLIM; Model #M0068318170. || Indicated for tissue reinforcement in women with pelvic organ prolapse.
  • Manufacturer
    Boston Scientific Corporation

Manufacturer

Boston Scientific Corporation
  • Manufacturer Address
    Boston Scientific Corporation, 100 Boston Scientific Way, Marlborough MA 01752-1234
  • 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
    USFDA