Olympus A20710ARecalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 20 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 04042761019989), received between Aug 23, 2018 and Apr 10, 2026 — classified as 3 injuries, 17 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (13 reports).

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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 20 most recent of 20 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionApr 10, 2026Corroded; Crack

  IT WAS OBSERVED THAT DURING THE DEVICE EVALUATION THE RIGID ENDOSCOPIC STONE-RETRIEVAL FORCEPS JAW INSERT WAS CRACKED AND CORRODED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24841715 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 30, 2026Break

  IT WAS OBSERVED THAT DURING THE DEVICE EVALUATION, THE GRASPING FORCEPS JAWS DISTAL END IS BROKE AND CAN LOOSE BROKEN PARTS. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24718643 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 29, 2025Break; Mechanical Problem; Break; Mechanical Problem

  IT WAS OBSERVED THAT DURING THE DEVICE EVALUATION, THE SUBJECT FORCEPS EXHIBITED A BROKEN JAW WIRE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.

  Patient problems: Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available

  MAUDE report 22922277 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 25, 2025Break; Break

  IT WAS OBSERVED THAT DURING THE DEVICE EVALUATION, THE GRASPING FORCEPS FOR LITHOTRIPSY (12° AND 30°) TELESCOPE, THE FORCEPS JAW WIRE WAS BROKEN. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22608595 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 20, 2025Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A THERAPEUTIC BLADDER STONE PROCEDURE, THE FORCEPS BROKE AFTER THE USER TOOK THREE BITES OF THE STONE. THE TENSION IN THE JAW COULD NO LONGER GRASP THE STONE. THE PRODUCT CAME OUT IN ONE PIECE AND NO PARTS WERE LEFT IN THE PATIENT. THERE WAS A DELAY LESS THAN THIRTY MINUTES AS USER SWITCHED TO USING THE LASER TECHNIQUE TO CONTINUE WITH THE PROCEDURE. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PATIENT HARM.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22296922 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 7, 2025Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SUBJECT DEVICE HAD A BROKEN DISTAL END OF THE FORCEPS. THE ISSUE WAS FOUND DURING A PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY PROCEDURE THAT WAS COMPLETED WITH A BACK-UP DEVICE. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PATIENT HARM.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21975365 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 5, 2025Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THE GRASPING FORCEPS HAD SOMETHING BREAK ON THE GRASPING PIECE. THE ISSUE OCCURRED DURING A THERAPEUTIC BLADDER STONE REMOVAL PROCEDURE. THERE WAS A DELAY OF LESS THAN 30 MINUTES UNDER SEDATION, WITH DEVICE INSIDE THE PATIENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING AN OLYMPUS BACK-UP DEVICE. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PATIENT HARM.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21961470 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 29, 2025Difficult to Open or Close; Difficult to Open or Close

  NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THE CUSTOMER.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21924692 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 11, 2024Break; Mechanical Jam; Break; Mechanical Jam

  IT WAS REPORTED THE GRASPING FORCEPS WERE BROKEN BETWEEN THE HANDLE AND JAW, DID NOT GRASP. THE ISSUE OCCURRED DURING REPROCESSING. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PATIENT HARM.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19720356 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 5, 2024Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RIGID ENDOSCOPIC STONE-RETRIEVAL FORCEPS JAW'S DISTAL END BROKE AND HAD LOOSE BROKEN PARTS. THE EVENT WAS FOUND DURING REPROCESSING. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PATIENT HARM.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19051976 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 30, 2023Difficult to Open or Close; Difficult to Open or Close

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED TO OLYMPUS THAT THE GRASPING FORCEPS, OPTICAL, FOR LITHOTRIPSY, FOR 12° AND 30° TELESCOPE JAWS COMPONENT WOULD NOT CLOSE CORRECTLY. THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM ASSOCIATED WITH THE EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 18236472 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 18, 2023Break; Break

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED TO OLYMPUS, THE GRASPING FORCEPS JAWS BROKE IMMEDIATELY WHEN THE USER GRASPED THE STONE. THE ISSUE WAS FOUND DURING PROCEDURE, AND THE THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURE (STONE LITHOTRIPSY IN THE BLADDER) WAS COMPLETED WITH A SIMILAR DEVICE. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PATIENT HARM.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17961487 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 20, 2023Break; Break

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED TO OLYMPUS THAT THE JAW OF THE GRASPING FORCEPS BROKE INSIDE THE PATIENT WHEN THE USER GRASPED A STONE DURING STONE LITHOTRIPSY IN THE BLADDER. THE DEVICE WAS INSPECTED BEFORE USE AND THERE WERE NO ISSUES. THE THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH A STONE PUNCH WITHOUT ANY DELAY. THE PHYSICIAN ENSURED THAT NO PARTS OF THE GRASPING FORCEPS HAD FALLEN INSIDE THE PATIENT. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PATIENT HARM ASSOCIATED WITH THE EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17782200 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 20, 2023Break; Break

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED TO OLYMPUS THAT THE JAWS WOULD NOT OPEN DURING THE PROCEDURE. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PATIENT HARM ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16404620 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 2, 2022Break; Difficult to Fold, Unfold or Collapse; Break; Difficult to Fold, Unfold or Collapse

  AN OLYMPUS SALESPERSON REPORTED ON BEHALF OF THE CUSTOMER, THE WORKING END OF GRASPING FORCEPS, OPTICAL, FOR LITHOTRIPSY, FOR 12°AND 30°TELESCOPE DOES NOT CLOSE WHEN IT IS WITH A LOAD. THE SUBJECT DEVICE MALFUNCTIONED UPON INITIAL USE. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT INVOLVEMENT OR HARM ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 15906408 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 2, 2022Break; Difficult to Fold, Unfold or Collapse; Break; Difficult to Fold, Unfold or Collapse

  AN OLYMPUS SALESPERSON REPORTED ON BEHALF OF THE CUSTOMER, THE WORKING END OF GRASPING FORCEPS, OPTICAL, FOR LITHOTRIPSY, FOR 12°AND 30°TELESCOPE DOES NOT CLOSE WHEN IT IS WITH A LOAD. THE SUBJECT DEVICE MALFUNCTIONED UPON INITIAL USE. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT INVOLVEMENT OR HARM ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 15904832 ↗
• InjuryApr 23, 2020Fracture; Fracture

  MW5093593 WAS RECEIVED BY THE MANUFACTURER. IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A LITHOTRIPSY, THE DEVICE CAUSED A FRACTURE OF THE INNER RESECTOSCOPE ELEMENT CERAMIC TIP WHICH RESULTED IN RETAINED FOREIGN BODIES. THE GRASPER BECAME STUCK OPEN AND COULD NOT BE REMOVED EASILY THROUGH THE RESECTOSCOPE LUMEN. REMOVAL OF THE GRASPER WAS ABLE TO BE ACCOMPLISHED ONLY AFTER GENTLY ROTATING THE INSTRUMENT WITHIN THE RESECTOSCOPE SHEATH. THE FRACTURE WAS SUSPECTED TO LIKELY BE DUE TO TRACTION REQUIRED TO PULL THE LITHOTRITE THROUGH THE RESECTOSCOPE. SOME OF THE RESIDUAL FOREIGN BODY FRAGMENTS WERE GRASPED AND REMOVED, BUT SEVERAL PIECES REMAINED. CYSTOSCOPIC REMOVAL WAS REQUIRED FOUR DAYS LATER. RADIOGRAPHIC CONFIRMATION OF COMPLETE FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL WAS PERFORMED AT THE END OF THE CASE.

  Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient

  MAUDE report 9993133 ↗
• InjuryApr 23, 2020Fracture; Difficult to Advance; Difficult to Open or Close

  MW5093593 WAS RECEIVED BY THE IMPORTER. IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A LITHOTRIPSY, THE DEVICE CAUSED A FRACTURE OF THE INNER RESECTOSCOPE ELEMENT CERAMIC TIP WHICH RESULTED IN RETAINED FOREIGN BODIES. THE GRASPER BECAME STUCK OPEN AND COULD NOT BE REMOVED EASILY THROUGH THE RESECTOSCOPE LUMEN. REMOVAL OF THE GRASPER WAS ABLE TO BE ACCOMPLISHED ONLY AFTER GENTLY ROTATING THE INSTRUMENT WITHIN THE RESECTOSCOPE SHEATH. THE FRACTURE WAS SUSPECTED TO LIKELY BE DUE TO TRACTION REQUIRED TO PULL THE LITHOTRITE THROUGH THE RESECTOSCOPE. SOME OF THE RESIDUAL FOREIGN BODY FRAGMENTS WERE GRASPED AND REMOVED, BUT SEVERAL PIECES REMAINED. CYSTOSCOPIC REMOVAL WAS REQUIRED FOUR DAYS LATER. RADIOGRAPHIC CONFIRMATION OF COMPLETE FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL WAS PERFORMED AT THE END OF THE CASE. AS NO LOT NUMBER WAS PROVIDED WE ARE UNABLE TO COMPLETE A DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEW. CUSTOMER INFORMATION WAS NOT PROVIDED IN MW5093593. THE DEVICE HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED FOR EVALUATION, THEREFORE WE ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE GRASPER BEING STUCK OPEN.

  Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient

  MAUDE report 9993063 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 4, 2018No Apparent Adverse Event; No Apparent Adverse Event

  TWO OF 2. OLYMPUS WAS INFORMED THAT DURING AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE, THE FORCEPS DEVICE WAS PRESENT WHEN A SEPARATE CYSTOSCOPE SHEATH DEVICE BECAME BENT WHILE INSIDE THE PATIENT, TRAPPING AND BREAKING A STONE CRUSHER. ALL DEVICE FRAGMENTS WERE RETRIEVED FROM THE PATIENT. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY.

  Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

  MAUDE report 7843779 ↗
• InjuryAug 23, 2018Mechanical Problem; Difficult to Remove; Mechanical Jam; Device Handling Problem; Mechanical Problem; Difficult to Remove; Mechanical Jam; Device Handling Problem

  OLYMPUS WAS INFORMED THAT DURING A THERAPEUTIC TRANSURETHRAL BLADDER STONE REMOVAL PROCEDURE AND LITHOTRIPSY, THE JAWS OF THE SUSPECT MEDICAL DEVICE COULD NOT BE CLOSED ANYMORE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CRUSH, GRASP AND RETRIEVE THE CRUSHED BLADDER STONES. THE GRASPING FORCEPS THEN HAD TO BE REMOVED IN OPEN POSITION CAUSING INJURY TO THE PATIENT'S URETHRA. AS A RESULT, THE PATIENT CURRENTLY SUFFERS FROM (TEMPORARY) INCONTINENCE. THE INTENDED PROCEDURE WAS REPORTEDLY COMPLETED.

  Patient problems: Incontinence; Injury

  MAUDE report 7808827 ↗