—#162763

Product

Capio Standard Box 4 (Capio PC); Model #M0068312321. Intended for use in general suturing applications during open or endoscopic surgery to assist in the placement of suture material in tissues at the operative site.

FDA product code: PWI — Instrumentation, Surgical Mesh, Urogynecologic, Transvaginal Repair Of Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Device class: Class 2
Medical specialty: Obstetrics/Gynecology
510(k) numbers: K932553
Affected lot / code info: UDI:08714729257622 Batch numbers: 17817547 19050231 20639026 17925410 19225758 20717524 18139200 19335465 21081753 18363737 19437994 21258781 18615714 19698427 21386211 18826587 19983956 20341449 18955689 20341449

Why it was recalled

Potential for Capio sutures to break and /or detach.

Root cause (FDA determination)

Device Design

Action the firm took

Boston Scientific sent Urgent Medical Device Correction letters, dated February 12, 2018, to customers via FED-EX two day delivery. Customers were informed of the updates to the affected product instructions for use and advised to read the notification carefully and immediately post the information in a visible location near the product to ensure it is easily accessible to all users of the device. Also, the notification should be passed on to any health professional of the customer's organization that needs to be aware and to any organization where the potentially affected devices have been transferred. Customers with questions should contact their local BSC (Boston Scientific) Representative. **No product is being recalled and you are not required to return product to Boston Scientific** There is no impact to previously implanted mesh devices.

Recalling firm

Firm: Boston Scientific Corporation
Address: 100 Boston Scientific Way, Marlborough, Massachusetts 01752-1234

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution -- US, Brazil, Guatemala, Ecuador, Malaysia, Czech Republic, United Kingdom, Argentina, Honduras, Peru, Singapore, Denmark, Iceland, Chile, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Japan, Egypt, Israel, Canada, Panama, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, Finland, Ireland, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Hong Kong, Austria, France, Italy, Costa Rica, Trinidad and Tobago, Australia, Bahrain, Georgia, Islamic Republic of Iran, El Salvador, Colombia, New Zealand, Belgium, Germany, Jordan, Norway, Russia, Pakistan, Slovakia, Portugal, South Africa, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Poland, Slovenia, Qatar, Spain, Kenya, Lebanon, Mauritius, Netherlands, Sweden, Turkey, Kuwait, Malta, Namibia, Romania, Switzerland, and Greece.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2018-02-12
Posted by FDA: 2018-05-04
Terminated: 2020-04-10
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #162763. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.