Recall Z-0338-2024 ยท EOQ Bronchoscope (Flexible Or Rigid)
Aizu Olympus Co., Ltd.
Tracheal fiberscope-airway management, which includes observation to access airway anatomy, endotracheal/endobronchial intubation and management. Model Numbers: LF-DP, LF-GP, LF-TP.
| Date | Nov 17, 2023 (initiated Sep 25, 2023) |
| Status | Open, Classified |
| Reason | Channel air drying process was not validated, and that a small percentage of scopes returned to customers after repair had a wet channel. Water remaining in the channel of the endoscopes has the potential for contamination that could lead to the risk of infection |
| Root cause | Under Investigation by firm |
| Action | Olympus America issued Urgent Medical Device Correction letter on Sept. 25, 2023 to Endoscopy, Respiratory, Pulmonary and Urology Departments, Risk Management Department. Letter states reason for recall, health risk and action to take: Our records indicate that Olympus has serviced your flexible endoscope at one of our Olympus repair facilities. Following repair activities, Olympus uses a water flush of endoscope channels as part of our final endoscope channel inspection, and we subsequently dry the endoscope channels with compressed filtered air. Olympus discovered that our channel air drying |
| Quantity | 65 units |
| Distribution | Worldwide - US Nationwide distribution. |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |
510(k) clearances named in this recall
| K981543 | OLYMPUS LF-TP AND LF-DP TRACHEAL INTUBATION FIBERSCOPES, ACCESSORIES AND ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT The Olympus Optical Co., Jun 8, 1998 |