Captura Pro G56998Recalls & reported problems
Cook Incorporated · Forceps With Spike · Class 2
All models of Captura Pro (15)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00827002569980), received between May 31, 2019 and Dec 29, 2020 — classified as 2 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Difficult to Open or Close” (1 report).
Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Difficult to Open or Close1
- Failure to Align1
Patient problems
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient2
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionDec 29, 2020Difficult to Open or Close; Difficult to Open or Close
DURING AN UPPER ENDOSCOPY PROCEDURE, THE PHYSICIAN USED A COOK CAPTURA PRO BIOPSY FORCEPS WITH SPIKE. WHEN THEY TRIED TO PERFORM THE BIOPSY, THE FORCEPS WOULD NOT CLOSE. THEY HAD TO REMOVE THE SCOPE FROM THE PATIENT IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE FORCEPS. THEY HAD TO CUT THE FORCEPS OUT OF THE SCOPE. THE PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER DEVICE OF THE SAME TYPE. A SECTION OF THE DEVICE DID NOT REMAIN INSIDE THE PATIENT¿S BODY. THE PATIENT DID NOT REQUIRE ANY ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE. ACCORDING TO THE INITIAL REPORTER, THE PATIENT DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY ADVERSE EFFECTS DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE.
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 11091338 ↗MalfunctionMay 31, 2019Failure to Align; Failure to Align
DURING A BIOPSY PROCEDURE, THE PHYSICIAN USED A COOK CAPTURA PRO¿ BIOPSY FORCEPS WITH SPIKE. THE PHYSICIAN STATED THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO GET THE FORCEPS THROUGH THE ENDOSCOPE. ANOTHER OF THE SAME DEVICE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE SUCCESSFULLY. THERE WAS NO REPORTABLE INFORMATION AT THIS TIME. THE DEVICE WAS EVALUATED ON 07-MAY-2019 AND FOUND TO BE MISALIGNED. A SECTION OF THE DEVICE DID NOT REMAIN INSIDE THE PATIENT¿S BODY. THE PATIENT DID NOT REQUIRE ANY ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE. ACCORDING TO THE INITIAL REPORTER, THE PATIENT DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY ADVERSE EFFECTS DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE.
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 8658577 ↗
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- Captura G31576Cook Incorporated · Endoscopic grasping/cutting instrument, non-powered, exempt19 reports
- Captura G56059Cook Incorporated · Endoscopic grasping/cutting instrument, non-powered, exempt18 reports
- Captura Pro G50697Cook Incorporated · Endoscopic grasping/cutting instrument, non-powered, exempt17 reports
- Captura G31577Cook Incorporated · Endoscopic grasping/cutting instrument, non-powered, exempt17 reports
Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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