Ultraflex™ Tracheobronchial M00576590Recalls & reported problems
Boston Scientific Corporation · Distal Release Stent System · Class 2 · Implant
All models of Ultraflex Tracheobronchial (25)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 08714729842392), received between Mar 22, 2023 and Mar 22, 2023 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Activation, Positioning or Separation Problem” (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 18, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Activation, Positioning or Separation Problem1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionMar 22, 2023Activation, Positioning or Separation Problem; Activation, Positioning or Separation Problem
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ON MARCH 02, 2023, THAT AN ULTRAFLEX TRACHEOBRONCHIAL DISTAL RELEASE COVERED STENT WAS TO BE IMPLANTED IN THE TRACHEA TO RELIEVE A 2CM AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION CAUSED BY MALIGNANCY, DURING AN AIRWAY STENTING PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2023. THE PATIENT'S ANATOMY WAS NOT TORTUOUS AND WAS NOT DILATED PRIOR TO STENT PLACEMENT. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE STENT COULD NOT BE FULLY DEPLOYED. THE STENT WAS REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT PARTIALLY DEPLOYED. AND THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING ANOTHER ULTRAFLEX TRACHEOBRONCHIAL STENT. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 16589505 ↗
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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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