Vaxcel Implantable Vascular Access System - Titanium Mini-Port with PASV Valve and 8F Silicone Catheter, REF/Catalog No. 45-220, UPN/Material No. M001452200,

Sterile barrier may have been compromised. Firm received one complaint which demonstrated that the inner and outer seals of the port tray packaging had been compromised.

On 9/27/06, Boston Scientific Corp. sent Urgent Medical Device Recall - Immediate Action Required letters (dated 9/27/06) via Federal Express to the 84 end users (medical facilities). The letters informed the users of the recall of the products due to a compromised sterile barrier. The letters instructed the users to immediately remove the affected lots from inventory, segregate them, contact Boston Scientific at 1-800-862-1284 to obtain a Return Authorization (RGA) number, return the product in an appropriate shipping carton, place the label on the outside of the shipping box, write the RGA # on the outside of the shipping carton, and return the recalled product to Boston Scientific Corp. Distribution Center, Attn: QA Returns, 500 Commander Shea Blvd., Quincy, MA 02171. Accompanying each letter was a Reply Verification Tracking Form to be completed by the user, and mailed or faxed back to Boston Scientific.