Olympus Corporation Of The Americas: Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation & Accessories
- Recalling firm
- Olympus Corporation of the Americas
- Product
- Brand Name: Olympus Everest Bipolar Cutting Forceps, 5 mm 33 cm Product Name: Everest Bipolar Cutting Forceps Model/Catalog Number: 3005 Product Description: The OLYMPUS Everest Bipolar Cutting Forceps are intended to be passed through a 5 mm cannula. Coagulation is achieved using electrosurgical energy under visualization. The device is intended to be used with the bipolar outputs of compatible generators.
- Reason
- Olympus identified that the Cutting Forceps contain components for which the supplier did not adequately validate the welding process. Defective welds can result in the Cutting Forceps' jaw breaking during clinical use.
- Classification
- Class II
- Category
- medical device recall
- Country
- United States
- Agency
- FDA-DEVICES
- Recall date
- 2026-02-25
- Status
- Open, Classified
- Areas affected
- AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, ...
- Distribution
- Worldwide - US Nationwide and the countries of Canada, Mexico, EU, Australia, China, Singapore, Korea, Japan.
Official recall notice from FDA-DEVICES
Recall details on Nibble Recalls: https://trynibble.app/recalls/f1a7f2bd-0022-4f18-8e03-c4d6bdc7bb23