Catheter, Nephrostomy, General & Plastic Surgery
FDA adverse event reports and recall history for catheter, nephrostomy, general & plastic surgery (product code GBO), from the public MAUDE/AEMS corpus and the live FDA recall database.
- Total reports
- 1,833
- Deaths
- 15
- Injuries
- 731
- Malfunctions
- 1,082
Reports per year
Source: FDA adverse event reports by year received, 2012–2026. Reporting paused during the 2026 MAUDE-to-AEMS transition and has since resumed.
Recent recalls
- 2009-05-21TerminatedLabeling False and Misleading
Boston Scientific, Flexima and Percuflex Drainage Catheter Family (Pigtail Style) UPN# DESCRIPTION M001225240 VTC FIRM KIT 8 M001225140 VTC FIRM 8 Single Use Only, Sterilized with Ethylene Oxide Gas, Boston Scintific Corporation, One Boscton Scintific Place, Natick, MA 01760-1537, Made in USA 780 Brookside Drive, Spencer, IN 47460 1080. Designed for percutaneous drainage of abscess fluid, the Biliary system and the urinary tract.
Boston Scientific Corporation is initiating an urgent Field Correction related to its Flexima and Percuflex Drainage Catheter Family (Pigtail Style). During the attempted removal of the device, sutures were separated from the catheter and remained in the patient.
- 2004-07-20TerminatedOther
Boston Scientific brand Nephroureteral Stent System. Contents: 1-8Fr percuflex catheter with stent and locking pigtail, 1-stiffening cannula and 1-luer cap with septum. REF/catalog no. 90-6885; model no. M001906885.
Mislabeled as to size; 10FR are labeled as 8FR.
- TerminatedEmployee error
Dawson-Mueller Drainage Catheter, Multipurpose Drainage Catheter, RPN UL T6.3-35-15-P-5S-CLDM-HC, UL T6. 3-35-25-P-58-CLDM-HC, UL T7.0-35-25-P-5S-CLDM-HC
Specific lots of the Dawson-Mueller Drainage Catheter were not manufactured to specification, which could lead to leakage from the Mac-Loc hub assembly.
- TerminatedUnder Investigation by firm
Malecot Nephrostomy Catheter Set, Product Number: M0064101000, GTIN: 08714729005261 The Malecot Nephrostomy Catheter Set is intended to establish percutaneous nephrostomy drainage and is indicated for the following: Diagnostic Indications: " Antegrade pyelography " Pressure/perfusion study (Whitaker test) Therapeutic Indications: " Nephrostomy catheter drainage " Perfusion chemolysis of renal stones " Percutaneous nephrolithotomy " Percutaneous resection and coagulation of urothelial tumors
Certain Malecot Nephrostomy Catheters are breaking at the mid-shaft bond during use.
- TerminatedUnder Investigation by firm
Malecot Nephrostomy Catheter Set, Product Number: M0064101010, GTIN: 08714729005278 The Malecot Nephrostomy Catheter Set is intended to establish percutaneous nephrostomy drainage and is indicated for the following: Diagnostic Indications: " Antegrade pyelography " Pressure/perfusion study (Whitaker test) Therapeutic Indications: " Nephrostomy catheter drainage " Perfusion chemolysis of renal stones " Percutaneous nephrolithotomy " Percutaneous resection and coagulation of urothelial tumors
Certain Malecot Nephrostomy Catheters are breaking at the mid-shaft bond during use.
- TerminatedUnder Investigation by firm
Re-Entry" Malecot Nephrostomy Catheter Set, Product Number: M0064101040, GTIN: 08714729008446 The Malecot Nephrostomy Catheter Set is intended to establish percutaneous nephrostomy drainage and is indicated for the following: Diagnostic Indications: " Antegrade pyelography " Pressure/perfusion study (Whitaker test) Therapeutic Indications: " Nephrostomy catheter drainage " Perfusion chemolysis of renal stones " Percutaneous nephrolithotomy " Percutaneous resection and coagulation of urothelial tumors
Certain Malecot Nephrostomy Catheters are breaking at the mid-shaft bond during use.
- TerminatedUnder Investigation by firm
Re-Entry" Malecot Nephrostomy Catheter Set, Product Number: M0064101050, GTIN: 08714729192268 The Malecot Nephrostomy Catheter Set is intended to establish percutaneous nephrostomy drainage and is indicated for the following: Diagnostic Indications: " Antegrade pyelography " Pressure/perfusion study (Whitaker test) Therapeutic Indications: " Nephrostomy catheter drainage " Perfusion chemolysis of renal stones " Percutaneous nephrolithotomy " Percutaneous resection and coagulation of urothelial tumors
Certain Malecot Nephrostomy Catheters are breaking at the mid-shaft bond during use.
- TerminatedUnder Investigation by firm
Percutaneous Access Set, Product Number: M0064201150, GTIN: 08714729009757 The Malecot Nephrostomy Catheter Set is intended to establish percutaneous nephrostomy drainage and is indicated for the following: Diagnostic Indications: " Antegrade pyelography " Pressure/perfusion study (Whitaker test) Therapeutic Indications: " Nephrostomy catheter drainage " Perfusion chemolysis of renal stones " Percutaneous nephrolithotomy " Percutaneous resection and coagulation of urothelial tumors
Certain Malecot Nephrostomy Catheters are breaking at the mid-shaft bond during use.
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