EndoVive 20 Fr Safety PEG Push w/ENFit Kit (Box 2)-Indicated for enteral nutrition directly into the stomach in both pediatric and adult patients who are unable to consume nutrition by conventional means. UPN: M00509191
FDA Recall Z-1517-2024 · Posted 2024-04-11
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Recalling FirmBoston Scientific Corporation
Recall StatusOpen, Classified
Product CodeKNT
Date Initiated2024-02-20
Product Quantity13 units (Japan)
Reason for Recall
Inability to advance the guidewire through the feeding tube during placement due to blocked lumen of the barb connector. May lead prolongation in the procedure to exchange the device for another leading to leading to a cascade of events which may include additional intervention to close the puncture site, bleeding, leakage of gastric contents, and aspiration
Firm Action
Boston Scientific issued Urgent Medical Device Removal letter on 2/20/24 via courier. Letter states reason for recall, health risk and action to take:
is readily accessible to all handlers and users of the device. Share this notice with any health
care professional within your organization and with any organization where the affected
devices may have been transferred.
This removal affects only the products listed in Attachment 1 (Affected Products). No other
material numbers or batches are impacted by this removal. Further distribution or use of any
remaining product affected by this removal should cease immediately.
If you are a distributor, this notification must be forwarded to your customers to ensure
notification of this product removal is carried out to the end-user level. If you are a facility that
has sent products to another hospital or a facility within your network, ensure this notification
is forwarded to them.
Please read carefully through the Removal Instructions included with this notification.
Affected products have been distributed as EndoViveTM Standard Push PEG and EndoViveTM
Safety Push PEG Kit. If you are a facility that has received EndoViveTM Safety Push PEG
Kits, the full (sealed) procedure kit must be returned. You will not receive credit for opened procedure kits. Your local sales representative can answer any questions you may have regarding this notification.
If you have any further questions, please contact your local Boston Scientific sales
representative.
Root Cause
Process design
Distribution Pattern
Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the country of Japan.
Related FDA 510(k) Records
Devices referenced by this recall via K-numbers.
Official Source
View FDA Recall →Source: FDA Enforcement Report / Recall database. Always confirm against the official FDA record.
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