FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Boston Scientific Corporation: Captivator Single-Use Polypectomy Snares, Captiflex Single-Use Polypectomy Snares. Outer box UPN, Inner Pouch UPN: M00561311 (Box 10), M00561310 M00562301 (Box 10), M00562300; M00562321 (Box 10), M00562320; M00562341 (Box 10), M00562340; M00562451 (Box 10), M00562450; M00562401 (Box 10), M00562400; M00562402 (Box 40), M00562400; M00562422 (Box 40), M00562420; M00562471 (Box 10), M00562470.
- Recall number
- Z-1168-2021
- Recalling firm
- Boston Scientific Corporation
- Product
- Captivator Single-Use Polypectomy Snares, Captiflex Single-Use Polypectomy Snares. Outer box UPN, Inner Pouch UPN: M00561311 (Box 10), M00561310 M00562301 (Box 10), M00562300; M00562321 (Box 10), M00562320; M00562341 (Box 10), M00562340; M00562451 (Box 10), M00562450; M00562401 (Box 10), M00562400; M00562402 (Box 40), M00562400; M00562422 (Box 40), M00562420; M00562471 (Box 10), M00562470.
- Status
- Open, Classified
- Initiated
- 2021-01-19
- Posted
- not on file
- Terminated
- not on file
- Reason
- Packaging Incomplete Seal. Users noted an incomplete pouch seal prior to using the device in a patient.
- Root cause
- Process change control
- Action
- On 01/21/2021, Boston Scientific issued Urgent Medical Device Product Removal notices to customers via e-mail. The removal notice is due to an incomplete seal of the inner pouch which could result in a sterile barrier breach rendering the specified lots of polypectomy snare devices non-sterile.
- Quantity
- 335,788 units total (Domestic: 222,882, Foreign: 112,906)
- Distribution
- US nationwide distribution.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Outer box GTIN: 08714729019251 Inner pouch GTIN: 08714729747680 Lot/Batch#: 24725319, 24782695, Outer box GTIN: 08714729019312 Inner pouch GTIN: 08714729747833 Lot/Batch#: 24842597, 24812577, Outer box GTIN: 08714729019336 Inner pouch GTIN: 08714729747857 Lot/Batch#: 24889757, 24719202, 24709536, 24773287, Outer box GTIN: 08714729019350 Inner pouch GTIN: 08714729747871 Lot/Batch#: 24782693, 24732964, 24889755, 24780939, Outer box GTIN: 08714729071068 Inner pouch GTIN: 08714729747970 Lot/Batch#: 24882357, 24782689, 24782687, 24729758, Outer box GTIN: 08714729019411 Inner pouch GTIN:08714729747932 Lot/Batch#: 24961643 Outer box GTIN:08714729501640 Inner pouch GTIN: 08714729747932 Lot/Batch#: 24961645, 24989260, 24844193, Outer box GTIN:08714729501657 Inner pouch GTIN:08714729747956 Lot/Batch#: 25010054, Outer box GTIN:08714729019459 Inner pouch GTIN:08714729747994 Lot/Batch#: 25016793.
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K202478"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- FDI
- Firm FEI
- 3005099803
- Firm city
- Marlborough
- Firm state
- MA
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 b87518bfe2e8, published 2026-09-28