Health Canada23 Jul 2026
OverStitch™ Suture Cinch and Suture Cinch–Long
Health Canada published a recall notice for OverStitch™ Suture Cinch and Suture Cinch–Long on 23 Jul 2026. It is one of 311 notices of this kind from Health Canada since 2 Apr 2026 in AreaZine's record.
Recall
The recall notice
- Issued by
- Health Canada
- Issued
- 23 Jul 2026
- Recall type
- Health product recall
- Companies
- Boston Scientific Corporation300 Boston Scientific Way, Marlborough, Massachusetts, United States, 01752
- Official source
- Health Canada: the notice at its source
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Source: Health Canada: the notice at its source. AreaZine rebuilds this page from the agency's record; the agency's page is the one to act on. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
The notice as issued
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. Additional information Details Original published date: 2026-07-23 Affected products: Affected products Lot or serial number Model or catalogue number Suture Cinch - Long 37663465 M00505550 Suture Cinch - Long 37086263 M00505550 Suture Cinch - Long 37604205 M00505550 Suture Cinch - Long 37073352 M00505550 Suture Cinch - Long 37586915 M00505550 Suture Cinch - Long 37302211 M00505550 OverStitch™ Suture Cinch 38344889 M00505540 OverStitch™ Suture Cinch 38324701 M00505540 OverStitch™ Suture Cinch 37292127
Source: Health Canada: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.