DISPOSABLE ELECTROSURGICAL SNARE SD-240U-15Recalls & reported problems
Olympus Medical Systems Corp. · Class 2
All models of DISPOSABLE ELECTROSURGICAL SNARE (13)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 04953170298455), received between Oct 19, 2018 and Oct 19, 2018 — classified as 1 injury.
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 18, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
Patient problems
- Bowel Burn1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryOct 19, 2018Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
OLYMPUS WAS INFORMED THAT DURING A POLYPECTOMY PROCEDURE, WHILE REMOVING A SMALL POLYP THE PATIENT SUSTAINED A BURN. IT WAS REPORTED THAT EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE GOING FINE, UNTIL THE FACILITY¿S COMPUTER BEGAN TO FLASH DURING THE PROCEDURE. THE STAFF DID NOT NOTE ANY BLEEDING OR ANY OTHER ISSUE WITH THE PATIENT AT THAT TIME. HOWEVER, AT THE COMPLETION OF THE PROCEDURE THE PATIENT BEGAN TO COMPLAIN OF SEVERE ABDOMINAL PAIN. THE PATIENT WAS RETAINED FOR OBSERVATION FOR AN UNKNOWN PERIOD TO DETERMINE IF THE PAIN WAS ATTRIBUTED TO GAS. THE PATIENT WAS THEN SENT TO THE HOSPITAL TO UNDERGO A CAT SCAN, WHICH REVEALED NO ABNORMALITIES. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PATIENT¿S PAIN WAS LIKELY DUE TO A BURN. THE USER FACILITY REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS IN THEIR MID-40'S TO EARLY 50'S AND THAT NO ADDITIONAL MEDICAL OR SURGICAL INTERVENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED HOME THE SAME DAY WITH NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS.
Patient problems: Bowel Burn
MAUDE report 7987501 ↗
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- CAPTIVATOR M00562340Boston Scientific Corporation · SNARE, FLEXIBLE2 recalls71 reports
- CAPTIVATOR II M00561230Boston Scientific Corporation · SNARE, FLEXIBLE1 recall83 reports
- CAPTIVATOR M00562320Boston Scientific Corporation · SNARE, FLEXIBLE2 recalls32 reports
- CAPTIVATOR M00562300Boston Scientific Corporation · SNARE, FLEXIBLE1 recall78 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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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