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Use caution Medical device recall · FDA · Published July 14, 2026

Boston Scientific Suture Cinch Long 1pk Endoscopic Device May Fail to Deploy

Boston Scientific recalls Suture Cinch Long 1pk endoscopic tissue approximation devices that may fail to deploy the cinch implant or cut sutures as intended. Affected units have specific lot numbers and expiration dates.

Plain-English summary generated from official FDA data by GovInfoNow · Published by Carlos Caban · How we make summaries

🇺🇸 FDA recall #Z-2962-2026Medical deviceBoston Scientific ›
✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

Boston Scientific is recalling Suture Cinch Long 1pk endoscopic tissue approximation devices because they may fail to deploy the cinch implant or cut sutures as intended. This could lead to improper tissue approximation during medical procedures. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/697878-boston-scientific-suture-cinch-long-1pk-endoscopic-device-may-fail.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/697878-boston-scientific-suture-cinch-long-1pk-endoscopic-device-may-fail · Updated September 14, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-2962-2026

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“Boston Scientific Suture Cinch Long 1pk Endoscopic Device May Fail to Deploy.” GovInfoNow, updated September 14, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/697878-boston-scientific-suture-cinch-long-1pk-endoscopic-device-may-fail. Based on FDA recall #Z-2962-2026 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-2962-2026%22&limit=1).

Boston Scientific Corporation voluntarily recalled Suture Cinch Long 1pk endoscopic tissue approximation devices on July 14, 2026, according to the FDA. The device may fail to deploy the cinch implant and/or cut the suture as intended.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: Boston Scientific
  • Product: Suture Cinch Long 1pk. Endoscopic tissue approximation device
  • UPC: 00191506049188
  • Lot codes: 35903543, 35948104, 35948105, 35976434, 35976435, 35976436, 36023412, 36054695, 36083619, 36116489, 36124315, 36138740, 36222818, 36222819, 36222960, 36231427, 36232903, 36238318, 36291083, 36298791, 36346089, 36346101, 36376494, 36390167, 36411916, 36428532, 36432020, 36443931, 36444025, 36453238, 36472920, 36472938, 36618380, 36624306, 36634952, 36646601, 36724691, 36846026, 36855626, 37019759, 37019868, 37031959, 37073352, 37086263, 37096406, 37108084, 37116726, 37124788, 37126750, 37128111, 37302211, 37399016, 37533710, 37586915, 37604205, 37663465, 38587149, 38598199, 38823176, 38833088, 39053113, 39091844
  • Expiration date range: 26-Feb-2028 to 14-Apr-2029

The hazard

The device may fail to deploy the cinch implant and/or fail to cut the suture as intended.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Boston Scientific Corporation has 124 other recalls on record since June 1, 2017. Recent Boston Scientific recalls include Imager II Angiographic Catheters recalled on Aug. 24, 2026, for tip fracture risk; LUX-Dx Cardiac Monitor System recalled on Aug. 6, 2026, for delayed AF burden alerts; and StoneSmart Connect Console Power Adapters recalled on July 22, 2026, for failing safety testing. Other recent recalls of similar products include Wilson-Cook Instinct Plus Endoscopic Clipping Device Recall (March 3, 2026), Boston Scientific Transcarotid Kit Sheath Depth Markings May Detach (June 26, 2026), and ConMed Suture Anchor Recall (July 14, 2026).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the product name 'Suture Cinch Long 1pk' on the device packaging. Affected units have specific lot numbers listed in the recall notice and expire between February 2028 and April 2029.

  • Brand
    Boston Scientific
  • Product
    Suture Cinch Long 1pk. Endoscopic tissue approximation device
  • 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
    Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, UAE, United Kingdom.
Recall numberProduct, codes & lots
Z-2961-2026OverStitch Suture Cinch, 1pk. Endoscopic tissue approximation device.; Material No. M00505530; GTIN: 00191506060046; Lot No. 36159783, 36179248, 36179249, 36179250, 36179674, 36181153, 36193585, 36195262, 36195281,36213130, 36213131, 36222433, 36223110, 36233350, 36233423, 36233424, 36238771, 36246477, 36247744, 36247745, 36257144, 36257145, 36264795, 36266604, 36285303, 36285304, 36291094, 36291142, 36296642, 36297718, 36298785, 36299374, 36307286, 36335098, 36336245, 36336246, 36336247, 36336248, 36336249, 36349543, 36358240, 36366410, 36368880, 36370038, 36376493, 36390716, 36400755, 36413832, 36429438, 36440653, 36440659, 36440798, 36441070, 36441390, 36443933, 36450076, 36451398, 36452061, 36454608, 36454861, 36461432, 36466525, 36472307, 36472448, 36472813, 36473087, 36475081, 36482317, 36482413, 36482837, 36482838, 36486869, 36488822, 36496658, 36498004, 36500343, 36500745, 36508877, 36509436, 36511012, 36519283, 36519622, 36564120, 36567088, 36567089, 36651483, 36651990, 36660007, 36670672, 36689082, 36691535, 36691536, 36692473, 36715146, 36715947, 36722429, 36733894, 36736063, 36737026, 36742475, 36747253, 36754086, 36756476, 36767158, 36770136, 36795290, 36802913, 36816032, 36816864, 36819466, 36829515, 36837613, 36840422, 36855429, 36859432, 36870323, 36884519, 36886399, 36887192, 36894183, 36906859, 37049911, 37053262, 37063221, 37071091, 37082225, 37256930, 37258435, 37265997, 37268058, 37276648, 37277853, 37332709, 37335148, 37341879, 37431423, 37462817, 37475144, 37479080, 37512600, 37516705, 37538409, 37614916, 37628854, 37701281, 37712590, 37747392, 37759135, 37768422, 37780435, 37804241, 37813732, 37824328, 37846636, 37861753, 37874884, 37906665, 37952534, 37976914, 37980916, 37987576, 38001581, 38020339, 38045267, 38055953, 38064514, 38087625, 38092029, 38119620, 38134479, 38149599, 38168976, 38265895, 38274202, 38277823, 38298897, 38307807, 38355532, 38404637, 38421970, 38438020, 38441891, 38448572, 38458999, 38480821, 38495024, 38498977, 38505659, 38526386, 38527090, 38540408, 38613546, 38620724, 38629370, 38672064, 38682255, 38692722, 38709195, 38711985, 38728857, 38738005, 38748320, 38759951, 38771565, 38787506, 38798542, 38808911, 38847193, 38866237, 38886764, 38917596, 38926776, 38936218, 38939941, 38948809, 39018825, 39029561, 39032429, 39043147, 39095582, 39114250, 39131778; Exp. Dat Range 25-Mar-2028 to 19-Apr-2029.
Z-2962-2026Suture Cinch Long 1pk. Endoscopic tissue approximation device.; Material No. M00505550; GTIN: 00191506049188; Lot No. 35903543, 35948104, 35948105, 35976434, 35976435, 35976436, 36023412, 36054695, 36083619, 36116489, 36124315, 36138740, 36222818, 36222819, 36222960, 36231427, 36232903, 36238318, 36291083, 36298791, 36346089, 36346101, 36376494, 36390167, 36411916, 36428532, 36432020, 36443931, 36444025, 36453238, 36472920, 36472938, 36618380, 36624306, 36634952, 36646601, 36724691, 36846026, 36855626, 37019759, 37019868, 37031959, 37073352, 37086263, 37096406, 37108084, 37116726, 37124788, 37126750, 37128111, 37302211, 37399016, 37533710, 37586915, 37604205, 37663465, 38587149,38598199, 38823176, 38833088, 39053113, 39091844; Exp. Date Range: 26-Feb-2028 to 14-Apr-2029.
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Device Packaging

    Look for the product name 'Suture Cinch Long 1pk' and the lot numbers listed in the recall notice.

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: “Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong,…” 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 43 days after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Jul 14, 202612. FDA classified it Class II: Aug 14, 202623. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Aug 26, 202634. Added to GovInfoNow: Sep 8, 202642026
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. Added to GovInfoNow

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

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Questions people ask

From the GovInfoNow team · based on the FDA notice · How we make summaries

What lot numbers are affected?

Lot numbers 35903543, 35948104, 35948105, and other specific numbers listed in the recall notice.

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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-2962-2026 (July 14, 2026) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-2962-2026 to see it in context.
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