Active Cord M00561250Recalls & reported problems
Boston Scientific Corporation · Active Cord for Hot Biopsy Forceps, Snares and Sphincterotomes · Class 2
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 08714729019060), received between Jul 14, 2021 and Jul 14, 2021 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device-Device Incompatibility” (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
- Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available1
- Device-Device Incompatibility1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionJul 14, 2021Device-Device Incompatibility; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available; Device-Device Incompatibility; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT AN ACTIVE CORD OLYMPUS DEVICE WAS TO BE USED DURING A POLYPECTOMY PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2021. IT WAS REPORTED THAT OUTSIDE THE PATIENT, AN ELECTROCAUTERY SCALPEL MADE BY SENKO MEDICAL AND A CONNECTOR ON THE MAIN SIDE WAS CONNECTED WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. HOWEVER, WHEN CONNECTED TO A CAPTIVE, THE CONNECTOR ON THE SNARE SIDE WAS LOOSE AND UNSTABLE. THEY TRIED CONNECTING TO A NON-BSC SNARE BUT IT WAS LOOSE AND UNSTABLE AS WELL. NO OTHER ISSUES WERE NOTED WITH THE DEVICE. THE PROCEDURE WAS DISCONTINUED AND THE TARGET TREATMENT WAS NOT COMPLETED. HOWEVER, THE PHYSICIAN WAS PLANNING ON COMPLETING THE PROCEDURE AND HAS ALREADY ORDERED A NON-BSC ACTIVE CORD. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 12165674 ↗
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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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