Use cautionMedical device recall · FDA · Published May 12, 2026
Boston Scientific Orca Air/Water Valves Recall: Suction Button Sticking Risk
Boston Scientific recalls Orca Single Use Air/Water and Suction Valves (UPN SUV-617-50) due to suction button sticking during endoscopic procedures. Affected units have GTIN 00840253111012 and lot 38400303.
Boston Scientific is initiating a medical device removal of Orca Sterile, Single Use Air/Water and Suction Valves due to a higher than anticipated occurrence of the suction button sticking.
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📍Recalling firmBoston Scientific Corporation100 Boston Scientific Way · Marlborough, MA 01752-1234
✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer
Boston Scientific is recalling Orca Single Use Air/Water and Suction Valves with Material Number SUV-617-50 because the suction button may stick during endoscopic procedures. This could cause improper suction control, potentially leading to complications during medical procedures. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/49183-boston-scientific-orca-air-water-valves-recall-suction-button-sticking.
“Boston Scientific Orca Air/Water Valves Recall: Suction Button Sticking Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 10, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/49183-boston-scientific-orca-air-water-valves-recall-suction-button-sticking. Based on FDA recall #Z-2413-2026 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-2413-2026%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on May 12, 2026, that Boston Scientific Corporation is recalling Orca Single Use Air/Water and Suction Valves due to a suction button sticking hazard. The agency issued recall number Z-2413-2026 for the Class II device.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Boston Scientific
Product: Orca Single Use Air/Water and Suction Valves
UPN: SUV-617-50
UPC: 00840253111012
Lot code: 38400303
Expiration date: January 20, 2029
The hazard
Boston Scientific is initiating a medical device removal of Orca Sterile, Single Use Air/Water and Suction Valves due to a higher than anticipated occurrence of the suction button sticking. The record does not report specific incidents or injuries.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Boston Scientific Corporation has 124 other recalls on record since June 1, 2017. Recent recalls include the August 24, 2026 Imager II Angiographic Catheters Recall for tip fracture risk and the August 6, 2026 LUX-Dx Cardiac Monitor System Recall for delayed AF burden alerts. Other recent recalls of similar products include the March 31, 2026 Erbe Medical ERBEFLO 2 Endoscopy Pump Tubing Recall and the January 29, 2026 Olympus Single Use Biopsy Valve Recall.
How to tell if you have this one
Check for the Material Number (UPN) SUV-617-50 on the valve. The product has GTIN 00840253111012 and was manufactured in lot 38400303, expiring January 20, 2029.
Brand
Boston Scientific
Product
Orca Single Use Air/Water and Suction Valves, Material Number (UPN) SUV-617-50; The Orca Air/Water Valve is intended to
Category
Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Valve Model
Look for the Material Number (UPN) SUV-617-50 on the valve to confirm it is affected.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide.
Nationwide
Not listed
FDA distribution: “US Nationwide distribution.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Distributed nationwide.
Recall timeline
FDA published this recall 36 days after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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Official source: FDA Recall #Z-2413-2026 (May 12, 2026) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-2413-2026 to see it in context.
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