Capio SLIM Suture Capturing Device — Class II medical device recall Z-1616-2018
Terminated recall by Boston Scientific Corporation, reported 2018-05-16, distributed in GA. Potential for Capio sutures to break and /or detach.
| Recall number | Z-1616-2018 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Medical device |
| Classification | Class II |
| Status | Terminated |
| Voluntary or mandated | Voluntary |
| Recalling firm | Boston Scientific Corporation, Marlborough, MA, United States |
| Recall initiated | 2018-02-12 |
| Classified | 2018-05-04 |
| Reported by FDA | 2018-05-16 |
| Terminated | 2020-04-10 |
| Distributed | GA |
| Countries outside the US | AE, AR, AT, AU, BE, BH, BR, CA, CH, CL, CO, CR, CZ, DE, DK, DO, EC, EG, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, GT, HK, HN, IE, IL, IR, IS, IT, JO, JP, KE, KW, LB, MT, MX, MY, NI, NL, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PK, PL, PT, QA, RO, RU, SA, SE, SG, SI, SK, SV, TR, TT, TW, VE, ZA |
| Quantity | 21,250 |
| Reason classes | device malfunction |
| UPC / GTIN / UDI-DI | 08714729842224 |
| Lot numbers | 17781206, 17782808, 17790316, 17792469, 17986321, 17991696, 18106407, 18110253, 18213570, 18304052, 18384108, 18407974, 18420687, 18492494, 18494737, 18620481, 18740238, 18792184, 18855259, 18922488, 18925301, 19027722, 19138109, 19173080, 19243603, 19243604, 19335462, 19335463, 19435078, 19568158, 19573475, 19701151, 19711511, 19833973, 19858683, 19858950, 19882066, 19882067, 19887279, 19942844 and 41 more |
| Model numbers | M0068318250 |
Product
Capio SLIM Suture Capturing Device, Model #M0068318250. Intended for use in general suturing applications during open surgery to assist in the placement of suture material in tissues at the operative site.
Reason for recall
Potential for Capio sutures to break and /or detach.
Machine access
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