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LOTUS Edge Valve System recallZ-0730-2021 · Boston Scientific Corporation · initiated Nov 17, 2020

Terminated

Is my device affected?

  1. Compare the model, catalog and lot or serial numbers on your device or its packaging with the code information below. A recall usually covers only specific models or lots.
  2. If yours is listed, follow the instructions from Boston Scientific Corporation or your healthcare provider. The company's action is summarized under what the company is doing.
  3. Do not stop using a prescribed or implanted device on your own — talk to your healthcare provider first.

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Why it was recalled

Failure to execute the visual inspection correctly prior to locking the valve during the deployment process can lead to the inability to release the delivery system.

FDA root cause category: Device Design

What the company is doing

The recalling firm issued a press release on 11/17/2020, as well as letters dated 11/17/2020 issued via overnight mail delivery to the U.S. direct account medical facilities and clinical investigators. OUS customers were also issued the letter on 11/17/2020 through various methods, including email, courier, hand-delivery, and phone. The letter was flagged "Medical Device Recall-Immediate Action Required" and said BSC was conducting a removal of the unused inventory and there was no safety issue for patients who previously received the valve. The letter explained the details surrounding the reason for removal from the field. Regarding actions to be taken by the customer, BSC recommended that patients who have the device continue with their routine follow-up care and no additional action is needed for them. Further distribution or use of the remaining product was to be ceased immediately. The product was to be immediately segregated and returned to Boston Scientific per their enclosed instructions. If the customer was a distributor, they were instructed to forward the notification to their customers as the recall was to the hospital level. A Reply Verification Tracking Form was enclosed to be completed and returned via email or FAX even if the customer no longer has any of the devices.

Recall details

Recall number
Z-0730-2021
Status
Terminated
Initiated by the company
Nov 17, 2020
Posted by the FDA
Jan 9, 2021
Recalling firm
Boston Scientific Corporation
Quantity
302 devices
Product code
NPT
FDA submissions
P180029
Distribution
Distribution was made to AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, ND, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, and WV. Government distribution was also made. Foreign distribution was made to Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland.

Product description

Lotus Edge Valve System, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Prosthesis Premounted on Delivery System, 27mm, sterile, REF H749LVSUS270, GTIN 08714729960928, Made in Ireland, Ballybrit Business Park, Galway, Ireland.

Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)

GTIN 08714729960928, All unexpired lot numbers, expiration dates 2-Nov-2020 through 29-Oct-2021

Devices named in this recall

1 device in the FDA device registry whose identifier appears in the recall's code information.

Product lines

Other products in the same recall event

The FDA groups related products into one recall event (event 86947).

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