Snaploc G59683Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 8 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00827002596832), received between Jun 10, 2024 and Aug 5, 2025 — classified as 8 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Difficult or Delayed Positioning” (7 reports).

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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 8 most recent of 8 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionAug 5, 2025Break; Break

  DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) PROCEDURE, THE PHYSICIAN USED A COOK SNAPLOC WIRE GUIDE LOCKING DEVICE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE LOCKING DEVICE BROKE INTO PIECES WHILST THE ENDOSCOPIST WAS AT CRUCIAL POSITION WITH WIRES IN THE PANCREATIC DUCT. THE WIRES THEN HAD TO BE REMOVED TO REPLACE THE DEVICE. WHILST THE BILIARY PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFUL, IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO RE-CANNULATE THE PANCREATIC DUCT, WHICH LED TO A SIGNIFICANT PANCREATITIS RISK FOR THE PATIENT. [LOSS OF WIRE GUIDE ACCESS - SUBJECT OF THIS REPORT]. 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 Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22714504 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 28, 2025Difficult or Delayed Positioning; Device Slipped; Difficult or Delayed Positioning; Device Slipped

  DURING ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) PROCEDURES, THE PHYSICIAN USED AN UNKNOWN NUMBER OF COOK SNAPLOC WIRE GUIDE LOCKING DEVICES. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DOCTOR NOTED THAT THE WIRE GUIDE WAS SLIPPING AND DIDN'T FEEL SECURE WITH BOTH THE HYDRA JAG 0.35 WIRE GUIDE AND DREAMWIRE 0.35 WIRE GUIDE. 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 Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21721355 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 11, 2025Difficult or Delayed Positioning; Device Slipped; Difficult or Delayed Positioning; Device Slipped

  DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) PROCEDURE, THE PHYSICIAN USED A COOK SNAPLOC WIRE GUIDE LOCKING DEVICE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PHYSICIAN HAD DIFFICULTY IN ACCESSING CORRECT DUCT. AFTER 1ST BALLOON TRAWL LOST POSITIONING AND HAD TO RE CANNULATE [LOSS OF WIRE GUIDE ACCESS]. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AT RE CANNULATING, HAD ISSUES GETTING IN CORRECT DUCT. FLUSHED WITH STANDARD SYRINGE. LOST POSITION OF THE WIRE THREE (3) TIMES WHEN LOCKED IN WITH SNAPLOC [LOSS OF WIRE GUIDE ACCESS]. CLICK WAS HEARD WHEN LOCKING IN WIRE. THE PHYSICIAN CHANGED THE LOCKING DEVICE MID-PROCEDURE TO WHAT THEY CURRENTLY USE. 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 Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21359021 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 13, 2024Difficult or Delayed Positioning; Device Slipped; Difficult or Delayed Positioning; Device Slipped

  DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) PROCEDURE, THE PHYSICIAN USED A COOK SNAPLOC WIRE GUIDE LOCKING DEVICE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE WIRE GUIDE WIRE SLIPPED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHILST IT WAS LOCKED OFF IN THE WIRE LOCK DEVICE. THE PHYSICIAN DIDN'T LOSE ACCESS IN THE CBD [COMMON BILE DUCT] BUT HAD TO WATCH CAREFULLY. THE WIRE SLIPPED WHILST ON ITS OWN WHILST LOCKED AND WAITING FOR THE NURSE TO PREPARE THE NEXT DEVICE. THE WIRE GUIDE ALSO SLIPPED WHILST INSIDE THE SPHINCTEROTOME AND LOCKED USING THE WIRE LOCK. 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 Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 20926869 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 12, 2024Difficult or Delayed Positioning; Device Slipped; Difficult or Delayed Positioning; Device Slipped

  DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) PROCEDURE, THE PHYSICIAN USED A COOK SNAPLOC WIRE GUIDE LOCKING DEVICE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE WIRE GUIDE SLIPPED WHEN REMOVING THE TOME - THE WIRE MOVED OUT WITH IT EVEN THOUGH IT WAS LOCKED. THE PHYSICIAN WAS USING BOSTON 0.035 STANDARD WIRE GUIDE. A VIDEO WAS PROVIDED OF THE WIRE BEING LOCKED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE SNAPLOC SHOWING THE WIRE SLIPPING WHILE LOCKED. AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT, OUR ATTEMPTS TO COLLECT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING PATIENT OUTCOME HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. WHILE THE COMPLAINANT DID NOT SPECIFY IF THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED ANY ADVERSE EFFECTS OR REQUIRED ADDITIONAL MEDICAL PROCEDURES DUE TO THIS EVENT, THE INFORMATION ABLE TO BE COLLECTED DOES NOT REASONABLY SUGGEST THE PATIENT WAS ADVERSELY IMPACTED. ADDITIONAL ATTEMPTS TO GATHER THIS INFORMATION WILL BE MADE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 20665201 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 11, 2024Difficult or Delayed Positioning; Device Slipped; Difficult or Delayed Positioning; Device Slipped

  DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) PROCEDURE, THE PHYSICIAN USED A COOK SNAPLOC WIRE GUIDE LOCKING DEVICE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PHYSICIAN EXPERIENCED AN ISSUE WITH THE LOCK, THE WIRE KEPT SLIPPING. IT¿S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THEY WERE USING THE OLYMPUS VISIGLIDE WIRE, WHICH IS THEIR STANDARD WIRE IN GALWAY, 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 Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 20653855 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 11, 2024Difficult or Delayed Positioning; Device Slipped; Difficult or Delayed Positioning; Device Slipped

  DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) PROCEDURE, THE PHYSICIAN USED A COOK SNAPLOC WIRE GUIDE LOCKING DEVICE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PHYSICIAN EXPERIENCED AN ISSUE WITH THE LOCK¿THE WIRE KEPT SLIPPING. IT¿S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THEY WERE USING THE OLYMPUS VISIGLIDE WIRE, WHICH IS THEIR STANDARD WIRE IN GALWAY, 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 Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 20653853 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 10, 2024Accessory Incompatible; Difficult or Delayed Positioning; Accessory Incompatible; Difficult or Delayed Positioning

  DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) PROCEDURE, THE PHYSICIAN USED A COOK SNAPLOCK WIRE GUIDE LOCKING DEVICE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT "THE WIRE KEPT 'BUCKLING-OUT' [WIRE LOOPING AT THE SNAPLOCK] DURING WIRE EXCHANGES. THE PHYSICIAN SWITCHED TO A COMPETITORS SPHINCTEROTOME AND WIRE GUIDE DEVICE TO COMPLETE THE INTENDED PROCEDURE SUCCESSFULLY." THE INFORMATION PROVIDED INDICATED THAT A COOK WIRE GUIDE WAS USED AND LATER REPLACED WITH A COMPETITORS WIRE GUIDE. THIS IS BEING INTERPRETED AS LOSS OF WIRE GUIDE ACCESS. [SUBJECT OF REPORT]. 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 Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19498500 ↗