FDA-Device2018-05-16Class II

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.

Boston Scientific Corporation
Hazard

Potential for Capio sutures to break and /or detach.

Sold states
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.
Affected count
60,538
Manufactured in
100 Boston Scientific Way, N/A, Marlborough, MA, United States
Products
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.

Official notice

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-1617-2018

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