AMS 700 CX 72404173Recalls & reported problems
Boston Scientific Corporation · Inflatable Penile Prosthesis, 2 Cylinders, InhibiZone treated · Class 3 · Implant
All models of AMS 700 CX (6)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 4
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 3
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00878953003276), received between Dec 1, 2020 and Oct 15, 2025 — classified as 3 injuries, 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Component Missing” (1 report).
Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
- Component Missing1
- Fluid/Blood Leak1
- Mechanical Problem1
- Migration1
Patient problems
- Erosion2
- Capsular Contracture1
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient1
- Perforation1
- Unspecified Infection1
Recent adverse event reports
The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryOct 15, 2025Fluid/Blood Leak; Mechanical Problem; Fluid/Blood Leak; Mechanical Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WITH THIS INFLATABLE PENILE PROSTHESIS (IPP) WAS EXPERIENCING A MECHANICAL ISSUE. DURING THE PROCEDURE, FLUID LOSS WAS IDENTIFIED IN THE RIGHT CYLINDER. BOTH THE OUTER SILICONE WALL AND THE INNER DACRON LAYER WERE FOUND TO BE RUPTURED. THE CYLINDER WAS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE AS TISSUE HAD BECOME INCORPORATED BETWEEN THE LAYERS, WHICH CAUSED ADDITIONAL DAMAGE DURING REMOVAL. ALL COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED, AND THE DEVICE WAS DISPOSED. THERE WERE NO FURTHER PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED.
Patient problems: Capsular Contracture
MAUDE report 23294381 ↗InjuryApr 22, 2022Migration; Migration
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT PRESENTED TO THEIR PHYSICIAN WITH A PENILE DEFORMITY RELATED TO THIS INFLATABLE PENILE PROSTHESIS (IPP). UPON EXAMINATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE LEFT CYLINDER HAD MIGRATED AND EXTRUDED THROUGH THE CAVERNOSUM AT THE SITE OF THE CORPOROTOMY. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE CYLINDER STILL INFLATED AS EXPECTED, BUT WAS SITTING UNDER THE SKIN RATHER THAN WITHIN THE CAVERNOSUM. THE PATIENT HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR A PROCEDURE ON A FUTURE DATE TO SURGICALLY ADDRESS THE ISSUE. NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.
Patient problems: Erosion; Perforation
MAUDE report 14190602 ↗InjuryOct 8, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A SURGICAL PROCEDURE TO REMOVE THIS INFLATABLE PENILE PROSTHESIS (IPP) DUE TO SCROTAL INFECTION AND EROSION; IT WAS NOTED THE PUMP COULD BE VISUALIZED OUTSIDE THE SCROTUM. THE IPP WAS EXPLANTED AND REPLACED WITH A TACTRA MALLEABLE PROSTHESIS. THE PATIENT FULLY RECOVERED.
Patient problems: Erosion; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 12600641 ↗MalfunctionDec 1, 2020Component Missing; Component Missing
IT WAS REPORTED THAT UPON OPENING PACKAGE, THEY REALIZED IT WAS CYLINDERS ONLY WITHOUT A PRE-ATTACHED MS PUMP. PHYSICIAN WANTED A PRE-ATTACHED SYSTEM. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER DEVICE WITHOUT PATIENT COMPLICATIONS RELATED O DEVICE.
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 10927028 ↗
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Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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