Quick summary: OverStitch™ Suture Cinch and Suture Cinch–Long. Reason: Health product recall. Category: Health products. Date: 2026-07-23.
OverStitch™ Suture Cinch and Suture Cinch–Long
2026-07-23
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Recall details
Quick summary: OverStitch™ Suture Cinch and Suture Cinch–Long. Reason: Health product recall. Category: Health products. Date: 2026-07-23.
Affected product details
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Affected products
Issue
Boston Scientific is initiating removal of specific lots of OverStitch™ Suture Cinch and Suture Cinch-Long (collectively "Suture Cinch"). these devices are accessories used with the OverStitch™ Endoscopic Suturing System, OverStitch™ NXT Endoscopic Suturing System, and the X-Tack™ Endoscopic HeliX Tacking System to secure and cut the proximal end of a suture through the working channel of a gastroscope or colonoscope.During device activation, the Suture Cinch may fail to deploy the cinch implant and/or fail to cut the suture as intended. The issue cannot be detected through pre-use inspection but becomes apparent once the user attempts to deploy the device during the procedure.
What you should do
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