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Lower risk Medical device recall · FDA · Published June 27, 2024

Capio SLIM Suture Capturing Device Recall: Inconsistent Suture Capture May Cause Longer

Boston Scientific recalls Capio SLIM Suture Capturing Devices with specific lot numbers due to inconsistent suture capture, potentially leading to prolonged surgery or additional medical interventions.

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🇺🇸 FDA recall #Z-2451-2024Medical deviceCapio ›
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Recalling firmBoston Scientific Corporation100 Boston Scientific Way · Marlborough, MA 01752-1234
✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

Boston Scientific is recalling certain lots of Capio SLIM Suture Capturing Devices because they may not consistently catch sutures after activation. This could lead to longer surgical procedures or additional medical interventions. Affected devices are identified by specific lot numbers listed in the recall. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/54731-capio-slim-suture-capturing-device-recall-inconsistent-suture-capture-may.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/54731-capio-slim-suture-capturing-device-recall-inconsistent-suture-capture-may · Updated August 19, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-2451-2024

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“Capio SLIM Suture Capturing Device Recall: Inconsistent Suture Capture May Cause Longer.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/54731-capio-slim-suture-capturing-device-recall-inconsistent-suture-capture-may. Based on FDA recall #Z-2451-2024 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-2451-2024%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on June 27, 2024, that Boston Scientific Corporation is voluntarily recalling Capio SLIM Suture Capturing Devices due to a suture capture failure hazard. The agency issued recall number Z-2451-2024 for the Class II device.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: Capio
  • Product: Capio SLIM Suture Capturing Device, Box of 5
  • Outer Package UPN: M0068318261
  • Inner Package UPN: M0068318260
  • Lot Numbers: 30110296, 30110298, 30254839, 30269668, 30277679, 30340398, 30348745, 30361515, 30369786, 30477997, 30485719, 30502470, 30509859, 30566414, 30571306, 30579075, 30594738, 30597768, 30601523, 30601525, 30608273, 30621482, 30622202, 30628533, 30642670, 30671135, 30825890, 30834186, 30849605, 30853891, 30862718, 30870581, 30877151, 30880729, 31248068, 31305827, 31316815, 31324676, 31400076, 31442842, 31459986, 31475463, 31479225, 31488049, 31494812, 31502318, 31509747, 31514250, 31583783, 31592632, 31600746, 31609045, 31621292, 31764817, 31779852, 31791062, 31809880, 31821132, 31866608, 31876830, 31876835, 31876837, 32040502, 32057254, 32146583, 32163271, 32230325, 32238124, 32351364, 32361264, 32370219, 32385442, 32400087, 32409539, 32418519, 32420869, 32447685, 32456405, 32465857, 32478780, 32499939, 32515625, 32518619, 32526697, 32829992, 32915635, 32979863, 32998255, 33008248, 33017302, 33065907, 33069479, 33216295, 33236632, 33259078, 33283648, 33311001, 33319579, 33375040, 33383769, 33394221, 33404930, 33422407, 33424886, 33454127, 33479450, 33530347, 33556283, 33564420, 33618759, 33670919, 33676308, 33815834
  • Distribution: Nationwide Distribution

The hazard

Some lots of the device do not consistently catch the suture after activation. This failure may result in a prolonged procedure or additional medical intervention.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Boston Scientific Corporation has 124 other recalls on record since June 1, 2017. Recent brand recalls include the Imager II Angiographic Catheters Recall (August 24, 2026) and the LUX-Dx Cardiac Monitor System Recall (August 6, 2026). Other recent recalls of similar products include the ConMed Suture Anchor Recall (July 14, 2026), the Encore Medical EMPOWR Acetabular System Recall (January 5, 2026), and the Genesis Push-In Suture Anchor Recall (December 17, 2025).

How to tell if you have this one

Check the lot numbers on the device packaging: 30110296, 30110298, 30254839, and other specific numbers listed in the recall. The product is sold in packs of 5 with outer package UPN: M0068318261 and inner package UPN: M0068318260.

  • Brand
    Capio
  • Category
    Medical device
FDA recall event · 2 products

All 2 products in this recall

FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.

  • Classification
    Class II
  • Status
    Ongoing
  • Distribution
    Domestic: Nationwide Distribution. International: Pending
Recall numberProduct, codes & lots
Z-2451-2024Capio SLIM Suture Capturing Device, Box of 5, Outer Package UPN: M0068318261, Inner Package UPN: M0068318260. Capio SLIM Suture Capturing Devices are used by physicians to facilitate the consistent placement of sutures during open surgical procedures.; UPN: M0068318261 (Pack of 5), M0068318260 (Individual Pack); UDI/DI: 08714729842224 (Pack of 5), 08714729842804 (Individual Pack); Lot Numbers: 30110296, 30110298, 30254839, 30269668, 30277679, 30340398, 30348745, 30361515, 30369786, 30477997, 30485719, 30502470, 30509859, 30566414, 30571306, 30579075, 30594738, 30597768, 30601523, 30601525, 30608273, 30621482, 30622202, 30628533, 30642670, 30671135, 30825890, 30834186, 30849605, 30853891, 30862718, 30870581, 30877151, 30880729, 31248068, 31305827, 31316815, 31324676, 31400076, 31442842, 31459986, 31475463, 31479225, 31488049, 31494812, 31502318, 31509747, 31514250, 31583783, 31592632, 31600746, 31609045, 31621292, 31764817, 31779852, 31791062, 31809880, 31821132, 31866608, 31876830, 31876835, 31876837, 32040502, 32057254, 32146583, 32163271, 32230325, 32238124, 32351364, 32361264, 32370219, 32385442, 32400087, 32409539, 32418519, 32420869, 32447685, 32456405, 32465857, 32478780, 32499939, 32515625, 32518619, 32526697, 32829992, 32915635, 32979863, 32998255, 33008248, 33017302, 33065907, 33069479, 33216295, 33236632, 33259078, 33283648, 33311001, 33319579, 33375040, 33383769, 33394221, 33404930, 33422407, 33424886, 33454127, 33479450, 33530347, 33556283, 33564420, 33618759, 33670919, 33676308, 33815834
Z-2452-2024Capio SLIM Suture Capturing Device, 1-Pack, UPN: M0068318250. Capio SLIM Suture Capturing Devices are used by physicians to facilitate the consistent placement of sutures during open surgical procedures.; UPN: M0068318250; UDI/DI: 08714729838005; Lot Numbers: 29729168, 29729169, 29972338, 30110291, 30110294, 30254836, 30254837, 30331858, 30338212, 30362314, 30367934, 30434163, 30437947, 30551935, 30598976, 30842709, 30860944, 30993213, 30997334, 31005909, 31257604, 31292169, 31352417, 31367044, 31535491, 31544821, 31554784, 31574100, 31574101, 31624545, 31638194, 31648501, 31727288, 31755722, 31856165, 31856166, 31876917, 31876918, 31876919, 31942747, 31942748, 31984730, 32016719, 32085084, 32259390, 32267863, 32664886, 32699058, 32725350, 32812025, 32842293, 32860360, 32880070, 32988931, 33130079, 33140587, 33530549, 33550168, 33612444, 33753765, 33817740.
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Device Lot Number

    Look for the lot numbers listed in the recall (e.g., 30110296, 30110298) on the device packaging.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.

Alaska: yesAKMaine: yesMEVermont: yesVTNew Hampshire: yesNHWashington: yesWAIdaho: yesIDMontana: yesMTNorth Dakota: yesNDMinnesota: yesMNIllinois: yesILWisconsin: yesWIMichigan: yesMINew York: yesNYRhode Island: yesRIMassachusetts: yesMAOregon: yesORNevada: yesNVWyoming: yesWYSouth Dakota: yesSDIowa: yesIAIndiana: yesINOhio: yesOHPennsylvania: yesPANew Jersey: yesNJConnecticut: yesCTCalifornia: yesCAUtah: yesUTColorado: yesCONebraska: yesNEMissouri: yesMOKentucky: yesKYWest Virginia: yesWVVirginia: yesVAMaryland: yesMDDelaware: yesDEArizona: yesAZNew Mexico: yesNMKansas: yesKSArkansas: yesARTennessee: yesTNNorth Carolina: yesNCSouth Carolina: yesSCDistrict of Columbia: yesDCOklahoma: yesOKLouisiana: yesLAMississippi: yesMSAlabama: yesALGeorgia: yesGAHawaii: yesHITexas: yesTXFlorida: yesFL

FDA distribution: “Domestic: Nationwide Distribution. International: Pending” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.

Recall timeline

FDA published this recall 41 days after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Jun 27, 202412. FDA classified it Class II: Jul 30, 202423. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Aug 7, 202432024
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

  • Official source: FDA Recall #Z-2451-2024 (June 27, 2024) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-2451-2024 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 19, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
  • GovInfoNow is an independent service and is not a government agency. We republish official FDA recall data; we don’t issue, amend or administer recalls.
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