Z-1620-2018Class II

Capio Standard Box 4 (Capio PC); Model #M0068312321. Intended for use in general suturing applications during...

Name: Z-1620-2018 Capio Standard Box 4 (Capio PC); Model #M0068312321. Intended for use in general suturing applications during...
Creator: Boston Scientific Corporation
Published: 2018-02-12
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

Boston Scientific Corporation / initiated 2018-02-12 / Terminated / root cause: design

FDA source

Boston Scientific Corporation began a recall of Capio Standard Box 4 (Capio PC); Model #M0068312321. Intended for use in general suturing applications during open or endoscopic surgery to assist in the... on 2018-02-12. FDA classified it as Class II and gives the reason as "Potential for Capio sutures to break and /or detach". As of 2026-09-10, the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as design.

Recall record

Recall number: Z-1620-2018
Classification: Class II
Status: Terminated
Initiated: 2018-02-12
Posted: 2018-05-04
Terminated: 2020-04-10
Recalling firm: Boston Scientific Corporation
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.
Product code: PWI Instrumentation, Surgical Mesh, Urogynecologic, Transvaginal Repair Of Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Reason for recall: Potential for Capio sutures to break and /or detach.
Root cause tag: design
FDA root cause: Device Design
Action: 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.
Quantity in commerce: 4,144
Distribution: 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.
Product codes and lots: UDI:08714729257622 Batch numbers: 17817547 19050231 20639026 17925410 19225758 20717524 18139200 19335465 21081753 18363737 19437994 21258781 18615714 19698427 21386211 18826587 19983956 20341449 18955689 20341449

Enforcement reports

One row per recalled product line

FDA enforcement reports joined to recall event Z-1620-2018
Recall number	Class	Status	Voluntary or mandated	Report date	Classified
Z-1616-2018	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2018-05-16	2018-05-04
Z-1617-2018	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2018-05-16	2018-05-04
Z-1618-2018	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2018-05-16	2018-05-04
Z-1619-2018	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2018-05-16	2018-05-04
Z-1620-2018	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2018-05-16	2018-05-04
Z-1621-2018	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2018-05-16	2018-05-04
Z-1622-2018	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2018-05-16	2018-05-04
Z-1623-2018	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2018-05-16	2018-05-04
Z-1624-2018	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2018-05-16	2018-05-04
Z-1625-2018	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2018-05-16	2018-05-04
Z-1626-2018	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2018-05-16	2018-05-04

Product code PWI

K932553Class IIDisposable Suture Placement SystemLaurus Medical Corp. / cleared 1994-05-12

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About this record

Sourced from the FDA device recall database and the FDA enforcement reports, both ingested from openFDA. The recall record supplies the product, the reason and the product code; the enforcement report supplies the classification. The two datasets are exported by FDA on different days, and the date above is the older of the two, so nothing on this page is newer than it says.

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Data as of 2026-09-30, the FDA export date for this dataset. Page last changed 2026-09-05. View this recall on fda.gov (opens on fda.gov)