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Z-2380-2021Class II

Gyrus Acmi PKS Omni 5mm/33cm-intended for the electrosurgical coagulation, mechanical grasping, and...

OLYMPUS Corporation of the Americas / initiated 2021-06-09 / Terminated / root cause: manufacturing process

Olympus Corporation of the Americas began a recall of Gyrus Acmi PKS Omni 5mm/33cm-intended for the electrosurgical coagulation, mechanical grasping, and dissection of tissue during the performance of laparoscopic... on . FDA classified it as Class II and gives the reason as "Expired adhesive used as an electrical insulation barrier and as a secondary retention bond failed and could result in foreign body / biologic reaction within the patient and / or electrical continuity to patient...". As of , the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as manufacturing process.

Recall record

Recall number
Z-2380-2021
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Initiated
Posted
Terminated
Recalling firm
OLYMPUS Corporation of the Americas
Product
Gyrus Acmi PKS Omni 5mm/33cm-intended for the electrosurgical coagulation, mechanical grasping, and dissection of tissue during the performance of laparoscopic and general open surgical procedures when used in conjunction with the Gyrus ACMI G400 workstation Ref: 970010PC
Product code
GEI Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation & Accessories
Reason for recall
Expired adhesive used as an electrical insulation barrier and as a secondary retention bond failed and could result in foreign body / biologic reaction within the patient and / or electrical continuity to patient causing tissue burn to critical structures.
Root cause tag
manufacturing process
FDA root cause
Process control
Action
Olympus issued Urgent Medical Device Recall Letter on June 9th 2021 via Federal Express two day mail. Letter states reason for recall, health risk and action to take: 1. Immediately cease any further use of any affected product you have, remove it from your inventory and quarantine it until it is shipped back to us. 2. Call your Olympus customer service representative at 1-888-524-7266 option 1. Olympus will issue a Return Material Authorization to return any affected product. at no charge to you. Olympus will issue a credit or replacement to your facility for your affected product. 3. Access the Olympus recall portal to indicate that you have received this notification. Go to https://olympusamerica.com/recall. Enter the recall number Recall-0395 and provide your contact information as indicated in the portal. In addition, if you have further distributed this product, please identify your customers, notify them at once of this product recall, and appropriately document your notification process. Your notification to your customers may be enhanced by including a copy of this recall notification letter. Contact me directly at 484-896-5688 or at [email protected] for any additional information concerning this matter.
Quantity in commerce
6 boxes (5 per/box)=30 units
Distribution
US Nationwide distribution in the states of CA, GA, MN, TN.
Product codes and lots
Lot number KR121617

Enforcement reports

One row per recalled product line
FDA enforcement reports joined to recall event Z-2380-2021
Recall numberClassStatusVoluntary or mandatedReport dateClassified
Z-2380-2021Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated