Rear Tip Extender 72404324Recalls & reported problems
Boston Scientific Corporation · Non-Stackable Rear Tip Extenders for AMS 700 CX and LGX Cylinders · Class 3 · Implant
All models of Rear Tip Extender (6)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00878953004082), received between Mar 1, 2019 and Mar 31, 2021 — classified as 2 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Inadequacy of Device Shape and/or Size” (2 reports).
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.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Inadequacy of Device Shape and/or Size2
- Mechanical Problem1
Patient problems
- Complaint, Ill-Defined1
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMar 31, 2021Mechanical Problem; Inadequacy of Device Shape and/or Size; Mechanical Problem; Inadequacy of Device Shape and/or Size
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED BUCKLING WITH AN INFLATABLE PENILE PROSTHESIS (IPP) DUE TO INCORRECT REAR TIP EXTENDER (RTE) SIZING AS THEY WERE TOO LONG. A SURGICAL PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED IN WHICH THE RTES WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED FOR SHORTER ONES. THE ORIGINAL DEVICE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS RELATED TO THE EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 11599466 ↗InjuryMar 1, 2019Inadequacy of Device Shape and/or Size; Inadequacy of Device Shape and/or Size
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN INFLATABLE PENILE PROSTHESIS (IPP) REVISION SURGERY BECAUSE THE RIGHT CYLINDER PROXIMALLY CAME OUT OF THE CORPORA. THE SURGEON REPAIRED THE CORPORA AND EXPLANTED THE EXISTING 4.0 CM REAR TIP EXTENDER (RTE). THE EXPLANTED 4.0 CM RTE WAS REPLACED WITH A 3.0 CM RTE. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED IN RELATION TO THIS EVENT. THE EXPLANTED 4.0 CM RTE IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE RETURNED. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE RECEIVED, OR PRODUCT BE RETURNED, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE FILED UPON COMPLETION OF THE PRODUCT ANALYSIS.
Patient problems: Complaint, Ill-Defined
MAUDE report 8381802 ↗
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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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