HALOGEN LAMP MH-968Recalls & reported problems
Olympus Medical Systems Corp. · "MH-968 REPLACEMENT LAMP CLE-E AND CLH-25" · Class 2
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 04953170028083), received between Sep 16, 2020 and Sep 27, 2020 — classified as 2 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (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
- Break1
- Electrical /Electronic Property Problem1
Patient problems
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient2
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionSep 27, 2020Break; Break
THE CUSTOMER ALLEGED A COMPLAINT THAT THIS DEVICE INSTALLED IN HALOGEN LIGHT SOURCE CLH-250 BURNED OUT TOO SOON. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT INJURY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 10591314 ↗MalfunctionSep 16, 2020Electrical /Electronic Property Problem; Electrical /Electronic Property Problem
OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. (OMSC) WAS INFORMED FROM THE USER THAT DURING THE PREPARATION FOR USE OF THE CLH-250 WHICH THE SUBJECT DEVICE WAS INSTALLED, THE SUBJECT DEVICE WAS BURNED OUT. THE DAMAGED SUBJECT DEVICE WAS DISCARDED. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT INJURY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 10544416 ↗
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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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