Contour VL™ M006180156120Recalls & reported problems
Boston Scientific Corporation · Variable Length Ureteral Stent Set · Class 2 · Implant
All models of Contour VL (12)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 08714729423843), received between Dec 16, 2021 and Dec 13, 2024 — classified as 2 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Deformation Due to Compressive Stress” (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 18, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Deformation Due to Compressive Stress2
- Device-Device Incompatibility1
- Difficult to Advance1
- Difficult to Remove1
- Entrapment of Device1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions2
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionDec 13, 2024Entrapment of Device; Deformation Due to Compressive Stress; Device-Device Incompatibility; Difficult to Advance; Entrapment of Device; Deformation Due to Compressive Stress; Device-Device Incompatibility; Difficult to Advance
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING A URETERIC STENT PLACEMENT PROCEDURE A CONTOUR VL URETERAL STENT WAS USED, THE STENT WAS INSERTED OVER THE GUIDEWIRE WITH A PUSHER TO PUSH THE STENT OVER THE WIRE. IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE STENT CRIMPLED THE WIRE AND THE WIRE COULD NOT BE RETRACTED. THE STENT AND THE GUIDEWIRE WERE REMOVED BY PULLING ANTEGRADELY. ANOTHER NEW STENT AND GUIDEWIRE WERE USED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20926224 ↗MalfunctionDec 16, 2021Difficult to Remove; Deformation Due to Compressive Stress; Difficult to Remove; Deformation Due to Compressive Stress
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A CONTOUR URETERAL STENT WAS USED DURING A URETEROSCOPY PROCEDURE IN THE URETER, PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2021. DURING THE PROCEDURE, WHEN THE PHYSICIAN INSERTED THE STENT OVER THE GUIDEWIRE, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE STENT WAS BUCKLED. THE GUIDEWIRE BECAME JAMMED AND WAS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE. EVENTUALLY, THE GUIDEWIRE WAS REMOVED BUT WAS BUCKLED. ANOTHER CONTOUR URETERAL STENT WAS OPENED AND SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE PROCEDURE. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 13022198 ↗
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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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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