Percuflex™ Plus M0061752720Recalls & reported problems
Boston Scientific Corporation · Ureteral Stent · Class 2 · Implant
All models of Percuflex Plus (35)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 5
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 5 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 08714729056836), received between Feb 6, 2024 and Mar 6, 2025 — classified as 1 injury, 4 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (3 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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break3
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
- Detachment of Device or Device Component1
- Difficult to Advance1
- Material Deformation1
- Material Separation1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions4
- Abdominal Pain1
- Discomfort1
Recent adverse event reports
The 5 most recent of 5 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionMar 6, 2025Break; Material Separation; Detachment of Device or Device Component; Break; Material Separation; Detachment of Device or Device Component
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PERCUFLEX PLUS URETERAL STENT WAS TO BE USED IN A LITHOTRIPSY PROCEDURE. DURING UNPACKING, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE PART OF THE PIGTAIL COIL WAS DETACHED, AND THE TIP OF THE STENT WAS DETACHED. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER PERCUFLEX PLUS STENT AND NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21540018 ↗InjuryOct 9, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT HAD RECURRENT ABDOMINAL PAIN AND PRESENTED WITH SEVERE PAIN IN THE BLADDER AREA AFTER URINATION. A MEDICATION OF ANALGESIC WAS GIVEN; HOWEVER, IT DID NOT MEET THE PATIENTS SATISFACTORY. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER OF DIFFERENT DEVICE AND THE PATIENT CONDITION WAS REPORTED TO BE STABLE.
Patient problems: Abdominal Pain; Discomfort
MAUDE report 20413283 ↗MalfunctionAug 14, 2024Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING PREPARATION FOR A LITHOTRIPSY PROCEDURE A PERCUFLEX PLUS URETERAL STENT WAS USED, IT WAS NOTICED THE STENT WAS BROKEN OFF. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING AN ALTERNATIVE DEVICE. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 19988411 ↗MalfunctionAug 14, 2024Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING PREPARATION FOR A LITHOTRIPSY PROCEDURE A PERCUFLEX PLUS URETERAL STENT WAS USED, IT WAS NOTICED THE STENT WAS BROKEN OFF. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING AN ALTERNATIVE DEVICE. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED. THIS REPORT IS ONE OF TWO COMPLAINTS THAT PERTAIN TO THE SAME EVENT (MFR. REPORT# 2124215-2024-50426).
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 19987528 ↗MalfunctionFeb 6, 2024Difficult to Advance; Material Deformation; Difficult to Advance; Material Deformation
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A PERCUFLEX PLUS URETERAL STENT WAS USED DURING A PROCEDURE IN THE URETER PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2024. DURING THE PROCEDURE, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE STENT HAS A FEW RIDGES THAT MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO PUSH SAFELY INTO THE URETER. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER PERCUFLEX PLUS URETERAL STENT. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. A PHOTO OF THE COMPLAINT DEVICE WAS PROVIDED AND SHOWED THAT THE STENT WAS KINKED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18655913 ↗
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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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