Hemashield Vantage Vascular Graft. Vascular graft prosthesis.
This recall has been terminated (originally issued September 28, 2005).
- Company
- Boston Scientific Corporation
- Recall Initiated
- June 27, 2005
- Posted
- September 28, 2005
- Terminated
- August 21, 2006
- Recall Number
- Z-1459-05
- Quantity
- 3487 devices
- Firm Location
- Natick, MA
- Official Source
- View on FDA website ↗
Reason for Recall
During surgery, several reports of the grafts fraying and tearing upon suturing by the surgeon.
Distribution
The devices were distributed to 375 customers in the US, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, Great Britain, Italy, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mexico, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Singapore and Taiwan.
Lot / Code Info
Catalog Number, Product Description, Lot Number: M002023750060, HVVG 6mm x 100cm, 5649003; M002023750060, HVVG 6mm x 100cm, 5948031; M002023750060, HVVG 6mm x 100cm, 6639821; M002023750060, HVVG 6mm x 100cm, 6647296; M002023750060, HVVG 6mm x 100cm, 7030066; M002023750070, HVVG 7mm x 100cm, 5669601; M002023750070, HVVG 7mm x 100cm, 5728283; M002023750070, HVVG 7mm x 100cm, 5821740; M002023750070, HVVG 7mm x 100cm, 6032950; M002023750070, HVVG 7mm x 100cm, 6962284; M002023750080, HVVG 8mm x 100cm, 6007978; M002023750080, HVVG 8mm x 100cm, 6279546; M002023750080, HVVG 8mm x 100cm,6722180; M002023750080, HVVG 8mm x 100cm, 6919131; M002023750080, HVVG 8mm x 100cm, 7161034; M002023750080, HVVG 8mm x 100cm, 7249926; M002023750080, HVVG 8mm x 100cm, 7402224; M002023750100, HVVG 10mm x 100cm, 6876321; M002023750100, HVVG 10mm x 100cm, 6962286; M002023754060, HVVG 6mm x 40cm, 5721446; M002023754060, HVVG 6mm x 40cm, 5728284; M002023754060, HVVG 6mm x 40cm, 5780318; M002023754060, HVVG 6mm x 40cm, 5860237; M002023754060, HVVG 6mm x 40cm, 5899944; M002023754060, HVVG 6mm x 40cm, 6011811; M002023754060, HVVG 6mm x 40cm, 6239445; M002023754060, HVVG 6mm x 40cm, 6268215; M002023754060, HVVG 6mm x 40cm, 6304504; M002023754060, HVVG 6mm x 40cm, 6320785; M002023754060, HVVG 6mm x 40cm, 6364795; M002023754060, HVVG 6mm x 40cm, 6440114; M002023754060, HVVG 6mm x 40cm, 6615660; M002023754060, HVVG 6mm x 40cm, 6628696; M002023754060, HVVG 6mm x 40cm, 6647104; M002023754060, HVVG 6mm x 40cm, 6696492; M002023754060, HVVG 6mm x 40cm, 6807737; M002023754060, HVVG 6mm x 40cm, 6917823; M002023754060, HVVG 6mm x 40cm, 6979854; M002023754060, HVVG 6mm x 40cm, 7000352; M002023754060, HVVG 6mm x 40cm, 7071546; M002023754060, HVVG 6mm x 40cm, 7200982; M002023754070, HVVG 7mm x 40cm, 5691792; M002023754070, HVVG 7mm x 40cm, 5726049; M002023754070, HVVG 7mm x 40cm, 5779847; M002023754070, HVVG 7mm x 40cm, 5797094; M002023754070, HVVG 7mm x 40cm, 5955887; M002023754070, HVVG 7mm x 40cm, 6011812; M002023754070, HVVG 7mm x 40cm, 6037086; M002023754070, HVVG 7mm x 40cm, 6136721; M002023754070, HVVG 7mm x 40cm, 6611338; M002023754070, HVVG 7mm x 40cm, 6657664; M002023754070, HVVG 7mm x 40cm, 6691603; M002023754070, HVVG 7mm x 40cm, 6851214; M002023754070, HVVG 7mm x 40cm, 7161578; M002023754070, HVVG 7mm x 40cm, 7175592; M002023754070, HVVG 7mm x 40cm, 7249015; M002023754070, HVVG 7mm x 40cm, 7402368; M002023754070, HVVG 7mm x 40cm, 7403197; M002023754070, HVVG 7mm x 40cm, 7535410; M002023754070, HVVG 7mm x 40cm, 7565108; M002023754070, HVVG 7mm x 40cm, 7631134; M002023754080, HVVG 8mm x 40cm, 5669605; M002023754080, HVVG 8mm x 40cm, 5728288; M002023754080, HVVG 8mm x 40cm, 5783271; M002023754080, HVVG 8mm x 40cm, 5797165; M002023754080, HVVG 8mm x 40cm, 5841181; M002023754080, HVVG 8mm x 40cm, 5912738; M002023754080, HVVG 8mm x 40cm, 5976346; M002023754080, HVVG 8mm x 40cm, 6008050; M002023754080, HVVG 8mm x 40cm, 6107641; M002023754080, HVVG 8mm x 40cm, 6138907; M002023754080, HVVG 8mm x 40cm, 6238549; M002023754080, HVVG 8mm x 40cm, 6320790; M002023754080, HVVG 8mm x 40cm, 6361655; M002023754080, HVVG 8mm x 40cm, 6427209; M002023754080, HVVG 8mm x 40cm, 6598660; M002023754080, HVVG 8mm x 40cm, 6617325; M002023754080, HVVG 8mm x 40cm, 6646329; M002023754080, HVVG 8mm x 40cm, 6647152; M002023754080, HVVG 8mm x 40cm, 6691608; M002023754080, HVVG 8mm x 40cm, 6876382; M002023754080, HVVG 8mm x 40cm, 7114368; M002023754080, HVVG 8mm x 40cm, 7138064; M002023754080, HVVG 8mm x 40cm, 7161580; M002023754080, HVVG 8mm x 40cm, 7175587; M002023754080, HVVG 8mm x 40cm, 7276583; M002023754080, HVVG 8mm x 40cm, 7402360; M002023754080, HVVG 8mm x 40cm, 7535409; M002023754100, HVVG 10mm x 40cm, 5691791; M002023754100, HVVG 10mm x 40cm, 5731519; M002023754100, HVVG 10mm x 40cm, 5891897; M002023754100, HVVG 10mm x 40cm, 6052007; M002023754100, HVVG 10mm x 40cm, 6418381; M002023754100, HVVG 10mm x 40cm, 6926326; M002023754100, HVVG 10mm x 40cm, 7000766; M002023754100, HVVG 10mm x 40cm, 7504489; M002023756060, HVVG 6mm x 60cm, 5707200; M002023756060, HVVG 6mm x 60cm, 5724793; M002023756060, HVVG 6mm x 60cm, 5745982; M002023756060, HVVG 6mm x 60cm, 5767491; M002023756060, HVVG 6mm x 60cm, 5767495; M002023756060, HVVG 6mm x 60cm, 5852837; M002023756060, HVVG 6mm x 60cm, 5853224; M002023756060, HVVG 6mm x 60cm, 5891798; M002023756060, HVVG 6mm x 60cm, 5947960; M002023756060, HVVG 6mm x 60cm, 5968420; M002023756060, HVVG 6mm x 60cm, 5988577; M002023756060, HVVG 6mm x 60cm, 6050593; M002023756060, HVVG 6mm x 60cm, 6096033; M002023756060, HVVG 6mm x 60cm, 6268220; M002023756060, HVVG 6mm x 60cm, 6347541; M002023756060, HVVG 6mm x 60cm, 6388858; M002023756060, HVVG 6mm x 60cm, 6418565; M002023756060, HVVG 6mm x 60cm, 6611350; M002023756060, HVVG 6mm x 60cm, 6628703; M002023756060, HVVG 6mm x 60cm, 6654862; M002023756060, HVVG 6mm x 60cm, 6655453; M002023756060, HVVG 6mm x 60cm, 6770384; M002023756060, HVVG 6mm x 60cm, 6807126; M002023756060, HVVG 6mm x 60cm, 6850094; M002023756060, HVVG 6mm x 60cm, 6919450; M002023756060, HVVG 6mm x 60cm, 7010071; M002023756060, HVVG 6mm x 60cm, 7057154; M002023756060, HVVG 6mm x 60cm, 7075488; M002023756060, HVVG 6mm x 60cm, 7161035; M002023756060, HVVG 6mm x 60cm, 7173034; M002023756060, HVVG 6mm x 60cm, 7230491; M002023756060, HVVG 6mm x 60cm, 7259726; M002023756060, HVVG 6mm x 60cm, 7528090; M002023756070, HVVG 7mm x 60cm, 5633991; M002023756070, HVVG 7mm x 60cm, 5691790; M002023756070, HVVG 7mm x 60cm, 5745981; M002023756070, HVVG 7mm x 60cm, 5773786; M002023756070, HVVG 7mm x 60cm, 5793283; M002023756070, HVVG 7mm x 60cm, 5853511; M002023756070, HVVG 7mm x 60cm, 5903684; M002023756070, HVVG 7mm x 60cm, 5988575; M002023756070, HVVG 7mm x 60cm, 6011813; M002023756070, HVVG 7mm x 60cm, 6037090; M002023756070, HVVG 7mm x 60cm, 6109301; M002023756070, HVVG 7mm x 60cm, 6282450; M002023756070, HVVG 7mm x 60cm, 6383841; M002023756070, HVVG 7mm x 60cm, 6440361; M002023756070, HVVG 7mm x 60cm, 6611337; M002023756070, HVVG 7mm x 60cm, 6667242; M002023756070, HVVG 7mm x 60cm, 6754019; M002023756070, HVVG 7mm x 60cm, 6930145; M002023756070, HVVG 7mm x 60cm, 7137399; M002023756070, HVVG 7mm x 60cm, 7276579; M002023756070, HVVG 7mm x 60cm, 7403200; M002023756070, HVVG 7mm x 60cm, 7545048; M002023756070, HVVG 7mm x 60cm, 7545052; M002023756070, HVVG 7mm x 60cm, 7579389; M002023756080, HVVG 8mm x 60cm, 5633990; M002023756080, HVVG 8mm x 60cm, 5726141; M002023756080, HVVG 8mm x 60cm, 5856535; M002023756080, HVVG 8mm x 60cm, 5891889; M002023756080, HVVG 8mm x 60cm, 5948034; M002023756080, HVVG 8mm x 60cm, 6073565; M002023756080, HVVG 8mm x 60cm, 6185146; M002023756080, HVVG 8mm x 60cm, 6339117; M002023756080, HVVG 8mm x 60cm, 6388288; M002023756080, HVVG 8mm x 60cm, 6415673; M002023756080, HVVG 8mm x 60cm, 6598671; M002023756080, HVVG 8mm x 60cm, 6610550; M002023756080, HVVG 8mm x 60cm, 6628701; M002023756080, HVVG 8mm x 60cm, 6722144; M002023756080, HVVG 8mm x 60cm, 6754031; M002023756080, HVVG 8mm x 60cm, 6820115; M002023756080, HVVG 8mm x 60cm, 6861408; M002023756080, HVVG 8mm x 60cm, 6926327; M002023756080, HVVG 8mm x 60cm, 6948142; M002023756080, HVVG 8mm x 60cm, 7008949; M002023756080, HVVG 8mm x 60cm, 7071547; M002023756080, HVVG 8mm x 60cm, 7115438; M002023756080, HVVG 8mm x 60cm, 7528226; M002023756100, HVVG 10mm x 60cm, 5856641; M002023756100, HVVG 10mm x 60cm, 6051871; M002023756100, HVVG 10mm x 60cm, 6193600; M002023756100, HVVG 10mm x 60cm, 6524295; M002023756100, HVVG 10mm x 60cm, 6620113; M002023756100, HVVG 10mm x 60cm, 6691596; M002023756100, HVVG 10mm x 60cm, 6960306; M002023756100, HVVG 10mm x 60cm, 6961911; M002023758060, HVVG 6mm x 80cm, 5669380; M002023758060, HVVG 6mm x 80cm, 5779844; M002023758060, HVVG 6mm x 80cm, 5922480; M002023758060, HVVG 6mm x 80cm, 5964495; M002023758060, HVVG 6mm x 80cm, 6032948; M002023758060, HVVG 6mm x 80cm, 6216685; M002023758060, HVVG 6mm x 80cm, 6304505; M002023758060, HVVG 6mm x 80cm, 6347707; M002023758060, HVVG 6mm x 80cm, 6364796; M002023758060, HVVG 6mm x 80cm, 6388362; M002023758060, HVVG 6mm x 80cm, 6416301; M002023758060, HVVG 6mm x 80cm, 6615663; M002023758060, HVVG 6mm x 80cm, 6628554; M002023758060, HVVG 6mm x 80cm, 6646521; M002023758060, HVVG 6mm x 80cm, 6654376; M002023758060, HVVG 6mm x 80cm, 6696487; M002023758060, HVVG 6mm x 80cm, 6722189; M002023758060, HVVG 6mm x 80cm, 6774183; M002023758060, HVVG 6mm x 80cm, 6816154; M002023758060, HVVG 6mm x 80cm, 6930142; M002023758060, HVVG 6mm x 80cm, 7000351; M002023758060, HVVG 6mm x 80cm, 7010061; M002023758060, HVVG 6mm x 80cm, 7161036; M002023758060, HVVG 6mm x 80cm, 7230490; M002023758060, HVVG 6mm x 80cm, 7630848; M002023758070, HVVG 7mm x 80cm, 5724827; M002023758070, HVVG 7mm x 80cm, 5728287; M002023758070, HVVG 7mm x 80cm, 5955888; M002023758070, HVVG 7mm x 80cm, 6050597; M002023758070, HVVG 7mm x 80cm, 6230257; M002023758070, HVVG 7mm x 80cm, 6288273; M002023758070, HVVG 7mm x 80cm, 6440359; M002023758070, HVVG 7mm x 80cm, 6691602; M002023758070, HVVG 7mm x 80cm, 6770192; M002023758070, HVVG 7mm x 80cm, 6851207; M002023758070, HVVG 7mm x 80cm, 7161577; M002023758070, HVVG 7mm x 80cm, 7175590; M002023758070, HVVG 7mm x 80cm, 7248691; M002023758070, HVVG 7mm x 80cm, 7402229; M002023758070, HVVG 7mm x 80cm, 7402371; M002023758070, HVVG 7mm x 80cm, 7631133; M002023758080, HVVG 8mm x 80cm, 5700634; M002023758080, HVVG 8mm x 80cm, 5765239; M002023758080, HVVG 8mm x 80cm, 5815016; M002023758080, HVVG 8mm x 80cm, 5911567; M002023758080, HVVG 8mm x 80cm, 5972377; M002023758080, HVVG 8mm x 80cm, 6068815; M002023758080, HVVG 8mm x 80cm, 6238548; M002023758080, HVVG 8mm x 80cm, 6256385; M002023758080, HVVG 8mm x 80cm, 6320652; M002023758080, HVVG 8mm x 80cm, 6347706; M002023758080, HVVG 8mm x 80cm, 6416627; M002023758080, HVVG 8mm x 80cm, 6598409; M002023758080, HVVG 8mm x 80cm, 6617271; M002023758080, HVVG 8mm x 80cm, 6647222; M002023758080, HVVG 8mm x 80cm, 6691605; M002023758080, HVVG 8mm x 80cm, 6876377; M002023758080, HVVG 8mm x 80cm, 6962282; M002023758080, HVVG 8mm x 80cm, 7114366; M002023758080, HVVG 8mm x 80cm, 7138066; M002023758080, HVVG 8mm x 80cm, 7161579; M002023758080, HVVG 8mm x 80cm, 7220186; M002023758080, HVVG 8mm x 80cm, 7276584; M002023758080, HVVG 8mm x 80cm, 7317245; M002023758080, HVVG 8mm x 80cm, 7402219; M002023758100, HVVG 10mm x 80cm, 5783268; M002023758100, HVVG 10mm x 80cm, 5891786; M002023758100, HVVG 10mm x 80cm, 6165924; M002023758100, HVVG 10mm x 80cm, 6524301; M002023758100, HVVG 10mm x 80cm, 6598574; M002023758100, HVVG 10mm x 80cm, 7031876; M002023758100, HVVG 10mm x 80cm, 7317854; M002023758100, HVVG 10mm x 80cm, 7504480.
Root Cause
Other
Action Taken
Recall notifications were sent out to all customers on 6/27/2005. Enclosed within the recall notification letters are Dear Doctor Letters with directions to the customers to supplyh a copy of it to each physician who has implanted the Hemashield Vantage Vascular Graft.