Z-1388-2022Class II

Hobbs Medical Polypectomy Snare, Catalog No. 7202

Name: Z-1388-2022 Hobbs Medical Polypectomy Snare, Catalog No. 7202
Creator: Hobbs Medical, Inc.
Published: 2022-06-03
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

Hobbs Medical, Inc. / initiated 2022-06-03 / Open, Classified / root cause: design

FDA source

Hobbs Medical, Inc. began a recall of Hobbs Medical Polypectomy Snare, Catalog No. 7202 on 2022-06-03. FDA classified it as Class II and gives the reason as "During use, the sheath of the device may accordion at the proximal end where the sheath meets the shrink band. Kinking of the sheath may prevent the snare from fully closing, and injury may result". As of 2026-09-10, the recall status on record is Open, Classified, and MDM tags the root cause as design.

Recall record

Recall number: Z-1388-2022
Classification: Class II
Status: Open, Classified
Initiated: 2022-06-03
Posted: 2022-07-15
Recalling firm: Hobbs Medical, Inc.
Product: Hobbs Medical Polypectomy Snare, Catalog No. 7202
Product code: OCZ Endoscopic Grasping/Cutting Instrument, Non-Powered
Reason for recall: During use, the sheath of the device may accordion at the proximal end where the sheath meets the shrink band. Kinking of the sheath may prevent the snare from fully closing, and injury may result.
Root cause tag: design
FDA root cause: Component design/selection
Action: On June 3, 2022, the firm distributed Urgent Medical Device Recall letters to affected customers. Customers were instructed to immediately cease use of the affected product and to return the product to Hobbs Medical. For questions related to the Acknowledgement Form and its return, please contact Hobbs Customer Service at 1-800-344-6227
Quantity in commerce: 45 (US)
Distribution: Domestic distribution to NC, TX, and WA. Foreign distribution to Canada.
Product codes and lots: UDI-DI: M84972020 Package UDI: M84972021 Lots: H11-20-017 H04-20-062 H04-19-056 H11-19-077 H08-17-014R H10-17-089R H10-17-089 H0S-17-014 H06-17-167

Enforcement reports

One row per recalled product line

FDA enforcement reports joined to recall event Z-1388-2022
Recall number	Class	Status	Voluntary or mandated	Report date	Classified
Z-1388-2022	Class II	Ongoing	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2022-07-27	2022-07-15

Product code OCZ

K844074Class IIHobbs Medical Polypectomy SnareHobbs Medical, Inc. / cleared 1985-01-03

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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.

MDM adds the root cause tag, derived from FDA’s own root cause text, and the cross-links to the product code, the clearances named on the record and MDM coverage. Where a recall has not been joined to an enforcement report, no classification is shown.

Data as of 2026-10-07, the FDA export date for this dataset. Page last changed 2026-09-05. View this recall on fda.gov (opens on fda.gov)