Reported May 16, 2018 · Terminated

Capio SLIM Box 5, Model #M0068318261; Intended for use in general suturing applications during open surgery to assist…

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?

  • Capio SLIM Box 5, Model #M0068318261; Intended for use in general suturing applications during open surgery to assist in the placement of suture material in tissues at the operative site.
Lot codes and dates
  • UDI08714729842224
  • Batch numbers

    208 of 208 codes

    • 19083076
    • 19490462
    • 20703048
    • 19138102
    • 19575737
    • 20703101
    • 19138104
    • 19579790
    • 20706387
    • 20552143
    • 19583816
    • 20779052
    • 20552145
    • 19588973
    • 20786955
    • 20552147
    • 19604718
    • 20838609
    • 20552300
    • 19715051
    • 20838611
    • 19138106
    • 19720437
    • 20838613
    • 19138108
    • 19730190
    • 20838615
    • 19334997
    • 19760389
    • 20838617
    • 20552153
    • 19818985
    • 20838619
    • 17685429
    • 19825371
    • 20838661
    • 17689642
    • 19868166
    • 20838663
    • 17774102
    • 19868170
    • 20838665
    • 17777555
    • 19873851
    • 20838667
    • 17792395
    • 19873853
    • 20838670
    • 17899922
    • 19945906
    • 20902946
    • 17906429
    • 19950376
    • 20908772
    • 17907124
    • 19965002
    • 20908774
    • 17907855
    • 19998515
    • 20908776
Amount recalled
60,538

This recall covers 11 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 10 are below.

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Potential for Capio sutures to break and /or detach.

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 Apr 10, 2020 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:50 PM UTC

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