Jagtome RX 39 M00573080Recalls & reported problems
Boston Scientific Corporation · Sphincterotome · Class 2
All models of Jagtome RX 39 (4)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
1 open recall names this device. See the recall details and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider.
Quick summary
This Boston Scientific Jagtome RX 39 sphincterotome is a thin electrosurgical cutting wire passed through an endoscope to open the sphincter during bile duct procedures. The 35 reports since 2017 mostly describe the cutting wire snapping during use, and sometimes a bent tip that would not bow or a damaged handle. No deaths and no injuries are described, and in some cases no wire fragment fell into the patient. There is 1 open recall, started in December 2021, over a breach in the sterile packaging barrier.
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- Adverse event reports
- 35
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 1
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 35 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 08714729776642), received between Feb 16, 2017 and Aug 31, 2026 — classified as 35 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (27 reports).
1 FDA recall record name this device's identifier, 1 still open.
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
Recalls naming this device
- Dec 22, 2021Class IIOpen, Classified
Sterility of device is compromised due to a sterile barrier breach
Z-0768-2022 · Root cause: Packaging process control · Recall details · FDA record ↗
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break27
- Material Deformation5
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem4
- Failure to Fold3
- Positioning Problem3
- Device Dislodged or Dislocated2
- Failure to Align2
- Material Integrity Problem2
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions18
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient12
- No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient5
- Insufficient Information1
Recent adverse event reports
The 25 most recent of 35 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionAug 31, 2026Break
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 50533778 ↗MalfunctionMar 13, 2026Break
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A JAGTOME RX 39 WAS USED DURING A SPHINCTEROTOMY PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2026. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE TOME WAS USED TO MAKE THE INITIAL CUT. WHEN IT WAS OPENED AGAIN TO PERFORM A SECOND CUT, THE CUTTING WIRE WAS FOUND TO BE ALREADY SPLIT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH AN ALTERNATIVE DEVICE. NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN OBTAINED DESPITE GOOD FAITH EFFORTS. THE REPORTED EVENT MAY SUGGEST THAT THE CUTTING WIRE BROKE. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24590207 ↗MalfunctionMar 9, 2026Break
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A JAGTOME RX 39 WAS USED IN THE AMPULLA DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) PROCEDURE TO TREAT STONES PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2026. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE TOME WAS BOWED AND CAUTERY WAS ACTIVATED TO PERFORM THE SPHINCTEROTOMY WHEN THE CUT WIRE BROKE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT NO PART OF THE CUTTING WIRE DETACHED AND FELL INTO THE PATIENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER OF THE SAME DEVICE. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED DUE TO THIS EVENT AND THE PATIENT'S CONDITION AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PROCEDURE WAS REPORTED TO BE FULLY RECOVERED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24545571 ↗MalfunctionJan 13, 2026Break; Failure to Fold; Material Integrity Problem
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A JAGTOME RX 39 WAS ATTEMPTED TO BE USED DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) PROCEDURE FOR STONE MANAGEMENT PERFORMED ON AN UNKNOWN DATE. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE CUTTING WIRE OF THE JAGTOME RX 39 BROKE WHEN BOWING WAS PERFORMED. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE HANDLE OF THE DEVICE WAS ALSO DAMAGED. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER OF THE SAME DEVICE. NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN OBTAINED DESPITE GOOD FAITH EFFORTS. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24052405 ↗MalfunctionDec 24, 2025Break; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Break; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
NOTE: THIS REPORT PERTAINS TO ONE OF TWO DEVICES THAT WERE USED IN THE SAME PATIENT AND PROCEDURE. IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A JAGTOME RX 39 WAS USED IN THE COMMON BILE DUCT DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) PROCEDURE TO TREAT JAUNDICE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2025. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE CUTTING WIRE OF THE JAGTOME RX 39 SPHINCTEROTOME SNAPPED WHEN THE TOME WAS ENERGIZED AND BOWED. A SECOND JAGTOME RX 39 WAS USED, BUT THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. IT WAS REPORTED THAT NO PART OF THE CUTTING WIRE DETACHED AND FELL INTO THE PATIENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED USING A THIRD JAGTOME RX 39. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 23886419 ↗MalfunctionDec 24, 2025Break; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Break; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
NOTE: THIS REPORT PERTAINS TO ONE OF TWO DEVICES THAT WERE USED IN THE SAME PATIENT AND PROCEDURE. IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A JAGTOME RX 39 WAS USED IN THE COMMON BILE DUCT DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) PROCEDURE TO TREAT JAUNDICE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2025. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE CUTTING WIRE OF THE JAGTOME RX 39 SPHINCTEROTOME SNAPPED WHEN THE TOME WAS ENERGIZED AND BOWED. A SECOND JAGTOME RX 39 WAS USED, BUT THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. IT WAS REPORTED THAT NO PART OF THE CUTTING WIRE DETACHED AND FELL INTO THE PATIENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED USING A THIRD JAGTOME RX 39. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 23886418 ↗MalfunctionOct 21, 2025Failure to Fold; Failure to Align; Difficult to Advance; Material Deformation; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Failure to Fold; Failure to Align; Difficult to Advance; Material Deformation; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A JAGTOME RX 39 WAS ATTEMPTED TO BE USED IN THE BILE DUCTS DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) WITH STONE EXTRACTION PROCEDURE TO TREAT STONES IN THE BILE DUCTS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2025. DURING PREPARATION, THE DEVICE WAS UNABLE TO BE INSERTED INTO THE SCOPE. PHYSICIAN NOTICED THAT THE TIP WAS BENT, UNABLE TO BOW, AND BOWING OUT OF PLANE. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER OF THE SAME DEVICE. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN DEEMED A REPORTABLE EVENT BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION FINDING OF CUTTING WIRE KINKED. PLEASE SEE BLOCK H11 FOR FULL INVESTIGATION DETAILS.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 23348719 ↗MalfunctionOct 1, 2024Break; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Break; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A JAGTOME RX 39 WAS USED IN THE AMPULLA DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2024. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE CUTTING WIRE BROKE IN HALF. IT WAS REPORTED THAT NO PART OF THE CUTTING WIRE DETACHED AND FELL INTO THE PATIENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER OF THE SAME DEVICE. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20346524 ↗MalfunctionJan 5, 2024Break; Material Deformation; Break; Material Deformation
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT AN JAGTOME RX 39 WAS USED IN THE DUODENUM DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2023. DURING THE PROCEDURE, ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT TO BOW THE DEVICE, THE CUTTING WIRE OF THE JAGTOME RX 39 BROKE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT NO PART OF THE CUTTING WIRE DETACHED AND FELL INTO THE PATIENT. THE DEVICE WAS REMOVED FROM THE SCOPE, AND THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER OF THE SAME DEVICE. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. NOTE: A PHOTO OF THE COMPLAINT DEVICE OUTSIDE THE PATIENT WAS PROVIDED BY THE CUSTOMER AND SHOWS THE CUTTING WIRE WAS BROKEN AND KINKED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18460419 ↗MalfunctionJan 2, 2024Detachment of Device or Device Component; Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Material Deformation; Material Integrity Problem; Detachment of Device or Device Component; Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Material Deformation; Material Integrity Problem
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A JAGTOME RX 39 WAS BEING PREPARED FOR USE IN THE PAPILLA DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON DECEMBER 7, 2023. DURING PREPARATION, WHEN THE PACKAGING OF THE DEVICE WAS OPENED, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE PLASTIC CATHETER WAS SPLIT, AND THE CUTTING WIRE ANCHOR WAS DISLODGED. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER OF THE SAME DEVICE. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18423624 ↗MalfunctionMar 28, 2023Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging; Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A JAGTOME RX 39 WAS INTENDED TO BE USED IN A PROCEDURE. THE EXACT PROCEDURE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. DURING PREPARATION, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A CUT IN THE PLASTIC PACKAGING OF THE JAGTOME RX 39. THERE WERE NO REPORTED PATIENT COMPLICATIONS AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED ON APRIL 2, 2023: THE JAGTOME RX 39 WAS INTENDED TO BE USED IN THE COMMON BILE DUCT (CBD) IN AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) PROCEDURE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CUT WAS LOCATED IN FRONT OF THE PLASTIC PACKAGING OF THE JAGTOME RX 39.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 16632423 ↗MalfunctionDec 29, 2022Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A JAGTOME RX 39 WAS USED IN THE PANCREATICOBILIARY DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2022. DURING THE PROCEDURE, WHILE SPHINCTEROTOMY WAS BEING PERFORMED, ONCE THE DEVICE WAS ENERGIZED, THE CUTTING WIRE OF THE JAGTOME RX 39 BROKE. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER OF THE SAME DEVICE. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN OBTAINED DESPITE GOOD FAITH EFFORTS.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 16073861 ↗MalfunctionAug 11, 2022Break; Material Deformation; Break; Material Deformation
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A JAGTOME RX 39 WAS INTENDED TO BE USED IN THE AMPULLA AND DUODENUM DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) AND CANNULATION OF THE AMPULLA PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2022. PRIOR TO THE PROCEDURE, THE NURSE TOOK THE DEVICE OUT FROM THE PACKAGE AND LAID IT FLAT. WHEN THE TIP WAS BOWED TO INSPECT THE DEVICE, THE CUTTING WIRE BROKE. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER OF THE SAME DEVICE. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. NOTE: A PHOTO OF THE COMPLAINT DEVICE OUTSIDE THE PATIENT WAS PROVIDED BY THE CUSTOMER AND SHOWS THE CUTTING WIRE WAS BROKEN AND KINKED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 15209184 ↗MalfunctionApr 27, 2022Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Material Deformation; Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Material Deformation
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A JAGTOME RX 39 WAS USED IN THE BILE DUCT DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) PROCEDURE. THE EXACT PROCEDURE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. DURING THE PROCEDURE, "THE CUT WIRE BROKE" MIDWAY. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER OF THE SAME DEVICE. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN OBTAINED DESPITE GOOD FAITH EFFORTS. NOTE: A PHOTO OF THE COMPLAINT DEVICE OUTSIDE THE PATIENT WAS PROVIDED BY THE CUSTOMER AND SHOWS THE WIRE ANCHOR WAS DISLODGED AND THE CUTTING WIRE KINKED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 14218879 ↗MalfunctionJun 24, 2021Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A JAGTOME RX 39 WAS USED IN THE COMMON BILE DUCT DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2021. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE PHYSICIAN INTRODUCED THE JAGTOME RX 39 AND CANNULATED THE PAPILLA WITH THE AID OF DEEP GUIDEWIRE CANNULATION. SINCE A SPHINCTEROTOMY WAS THEN DECIDED, AN ATTEMPT OF INCISION WAS MADE; HOWEVER, AFTER BOWING THE DEVICE, THE CUTTING WIRE OF JAGTOME RX 39 BROKE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT NO PART OF THE CUTTING WIRE DETACHED AND FELL INTO THE PATIENT. THE DEVICE WAS REMOVED AND THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER OF THE SAME DEVICE. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 12062959 ↗MalfunctionJun 16, 2021Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A JAGTOME RX 39 WAS USED IN THE BILE DUCT DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2021. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE PHYSICIAN CANNULATED THE JAGTOME RX 39 WITH THE PRELOADED THE GUIDEWIRE. WHILE PERFORMING SPHINCTEROTOMY, AFTER HE PRESSED THE PEDAL TO APPLY CURRENT THROUGH THE DEVICE, THE CUTTING WIRE BROKE FROM ONE END. IT WAS REPORTED THAT NO PART OF THE CUTTING WIRE DETACHED AND FELL INTO THE PATIENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER OF THE SAME DEVICE. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. NOTE: A PHOTO OF THE COMPLAINT DEVICE PROVIDED BY THE CUSTOMER SHOWS THE DEVICE INSIDE A HAZARD POUCH WITH THE CUTTING WIRE BROKEN.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 12009566 ↗MalfunctionMay 3, 2021Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A JAGTOME RX 39 WAS USED DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) PROCEDURE. THE EXACT PROCEDURE DATE IS UNKNOWN. DURING THE PROCEDURE, WHEN THE PHYSICIAN PULLED OUT THE DEVICE, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE CUTTING WIRE BROKE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CUTTING WIRE WAS STUCK BEHIND THE ELEVATOR AND THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE WIRE EVEN AFTER X-RAY WAS PERFORMED WHICH SHOWED NO CUTTING WIRE. THERE WERE NO REPORTED PATIENT COMPLICATIONS AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. BOSTON SCIENTIFIC HAS BEEN UNABLE TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE EVENT TO DATE, DESPITE GOOD FAITH EFFORTS.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information; No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 11759886 ↗MalfunctionApr 6, 2021Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A JAGTOME RX 39 WAS USED IN THE DUODENUM DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) PROCEDURE. THE PROCEDURE DATE IS UNKNOWN. AT THE VERY END OF THE SPHINCTEROTOMY, WHEN THE LAST CUT WAS PERFORMED, THE CUTTING WIRE BROKE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THREE TO FOUR CUTS WERE MADE WITH THE JAGTOME RX 39 BEFORE IT BROKE. NO PART OF THE CUTTING WIRE DETACHED AND FELL INTO THE PATIENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH THIS DEVICE. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 11624504 ↗MalfunctionAug 27, 2020Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A JAGTOME RX 39 WAS USED IN THE COMMON BILE DUCT (CBD) DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2020. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINANT, DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE CUTTING WIRE BROKE. REPORTEDLY, NO PART OF THE DEVICE WAS DETACHED INSIDE THE PATIENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER OF THE SAME DEVICE. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 10460652 ↗MalfunctionAug 4, 2020Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A JAGTOME RX 39 WAS IN A PROCEDURE. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINANT, DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE CUTTING WIRE BROKE. BOSTON SCIENTIFIC HAS BEEN UNABLE TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE EVENT TO DATE, DESPITE GOOD FAITH EFFORTS.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 10365851 ↗MalfunctionMar 24, 2020Failure to Align; Failure to Align
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A JAGTOME RX 39 DEVICE WAS USED IN THE COMMON BILE DUCT DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2020. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINANT, DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE SPHINCTEROTOME WOULD NOT UNBOW. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER JAGTOME RX 39. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 9874229 ↗MalfunctionFeb 24, 2020Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A JAGTOME RX 39 WAS USED DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) PROCEDURE. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINANT, DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE CUTTING WIRE BROKE. BOSTON SCIENTIFIC HAS BEEN UNABLE TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE EVENT TO DATE, DESPITE GOOD FAITH EFFORTS.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 9745617 ↗MalfunctionFeb 24, 2020Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A JAGTOME RX 39 WAS USED DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) PROCEDURE. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINANT, DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE CUTTING WIRE BROKE. BOSTON SCIENTIFIC HAS BEEN UNABLE TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE EVENT TO DATE, DESPITE GOOD FAITH EFFORTS.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 9745577 ↗MalfunctionDec 4, 2019Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A JAGTOME RX 39 WAS USED IN THE COMMON BILE DUCT (CBD) DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) PROCEDURE. ACCORDING THE COMPLAINANT, DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE CUTTING WIRE BROKE UPON BOWING. REPORTEDLY, NO PART OF THE DEVICE WAS DETACHED INSIDE THE PATIENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH A SECOND JAGTOME RX 39. THERE WERE NO REPORTED PATIENT COMPLICATIONS AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 9411812 ↗MalfunctionAug 9, 2019Break; Failure to Fold; Break; Failure to Fold
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTONE SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A JAGTOME RX 39 WAS USED IN THE COMMON BILE DUCT (CBD) DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2019. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINANT, DURING THE PROCEDURE, THEY BOWED THE DEVICE IN ORDER TO CUT. AND THEN THE DEVICE WOULD NOT BOW. REPORTEDLY, THERE WAS NO VISIBLE DAMAGE NOTED ON THE DEVICE. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH A SECOND JAGTOME RX 39. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN DEEMED A REPORTABLE EVENT BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION RESULTS; BROKEN CUTTING WIRE.
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 8878496 ↗
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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 · each recall links to the FDA recall notice
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