Reported Oct 24, 2012 · Terminated

LeVeen Standard Needle Electrode System, Sterile (3.5/12), (3.5/15), (4.0/15), (3.5/25), (5.0/15), (5.0/25), and…

Boston Scientific Corporation

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Boston Scientific Corporation · 100 Boston Scientific Way · Marlborough, MA · 01752-1234

Is this the product you have?

  • LeVeen Standard Needle Electrode System, Sterile (3.5/12), (3.5/15), (4.0/15), (3.5/25), (5.0/15), (5.0/25), and (4.0/25). Disposable, monopolar, electrosurgical devices, intended for use in conjunction with BSC radiofrequency generator for the thermal coagulation necrosis of soft tissues, including partial or complete ablation of nonresectable liver lesions.
Lot codes and dates

7 of 7 products

Products covered by this recall
Model / numberProduct as published
MOO1262030lot number 12328876, 12334483, 12476383, 12647754, 12820081,13226500,13794799,14056980, to 14256254 Material with
MOO1262130lot numbers: 12070030,12232431, 12304529, 12358495,12366221, 12369009, 12443954, 12468608, 12513817, 12517660, 12519936, 12531020, 12554485,12596138, 12596139, 12597262, 12623130, 12639148, 12671011, 12684019,12684060, 12716783, 12739190, 12739191, 12752512, 12776061, 12777406,12800414, 12827364, 12827366, 12859848, 12918329, 12964088, 12981359,13147376, 13234686, 13247035, 13268344, 13545733, 13775010, 13797846,13895190, 14026691, 14189753, and 14296363. Material with
MOO1262150lot numbers: 12194570, 12236087, 12301525, 12347763, 12369928, 12388139, 12461730, 12471647, 12483794,12595989, 12639142, 12642528, 12645904,12686240, 12686241, 12703848, 12716782,12729308, 12752513, 12765053, 12779899,12809759, 12823345, 12936839, 13096620,13146630, 13184435, 13261587,13261588, 13309476, 13340305, 13352060, 13368435, 13415013, 13446383, 13463516, 13562255, 13687183, 13741706, 13756460, 13775011, 13883198, 13921931, 14024825, 14045969, 14056896, 14124437, 14152109, 14189752, and 14255475. Material with
MOO1262160lot numbers: 12461731, 12553201, 12613549, 12985137, 13125554, 13513953, 13562258, and 14045126. Material with
MOO1262170lot numbers: 11947005, 12324021, 12450298, 12517661, 12621268, 12759716, 12765307,12768372, 12791402, 12812889, 12825010, 12827365, 12838575, 12863428, 12866939, 12888444, 12922750, 12928251, 12928254, 12981358, 13015755, 13071900, 13253941, 13261457, 13261458, 13261459, 13451361, 13559353, 13654711, 13704659, 13793644, 14084357, and 14245022. Material with
MOO1262310lot numbers: 12475134, 12766168, 12813711, 12864618, 12928253, 12937147, 13052643, 13254409, 13476370, and 13605014. Material with
lot numbers: 12623121, 12722227, 13064473, 13254415, 13491966, 13580524, 13605081, 13797848, and 13973744.
Amount recalled
19, 716 total all units

This recall covers 3 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 2 are below.

Why it was recalled

Leveen Standard and Leveen Coaccess Needle Electrode System, Directions for Use(DFU) in Portuguese, are incorrect. all other languages in the DFU are correct. Consignees in Brazil, Portugal,and Hong-Kong are being notified.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Jul 17, 2013 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:49 PM UTC

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