GRASPING FORCEPS FG-50L-1Recalls & reported problems
Olympus Medical Systems Corp. · FG-50L-1 RAT TOOTH GRASPING FORCEPS · Class 2
All models of GRASPING FORCEPS (14)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 04953170032448), received between Apr 12, 2023 and Apr 12, 2023 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Detachment of Device or Device Component” (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
- Detachment of Device or Device Component1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryApr 12, 2023Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component
THE USER FACILITY REPORTED TO OLYMPUS THAT DURING ENDOSCOPIC MUCOSAL RESECTION (EMR) SURGERY, THE GASTRIC WALL WAS PERFORATED BY A NON-OLYMPUS DEVICE. AT THE SAME TIME, WHEN THIS GRASPING FORCEPS WAS USED TO REMOVE THE CUT TISSUE, THE FORCEPS JAW WAS DISCONNECTED AND THE FORCEPS JAW FELL OFF AND FELL THROUGH THE PERFORATION INTO THE PATIENT'S ABDOMEN. THE PATIENT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TRANSFERRED TO LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY, ON THE SAME DAY, TO REMOVE THE FALLEN PART. THE PATIENT'S LIFE, AS REPORTED, IS NOT IN DANGER AFTER SURGERY. THE DEVICE WAS INSPECTED BEFORE USE AND SHOWED THAT THE OPENING AND CLOSING WERE NORMAL. HIGH TEMPERATURE AUTOCLAVE STERILIZATION WAS USED AFTER CLEANING. THE INTENDED EMR SURGERY WAS COMPLETED BY USING THE SAME SET OF EQUIPMENT. THERE WAS NO DELAY IN EMR SURGERY, BUT THERE WAS DELAY IN DEALING WITH PIERCINGS. THE PATIENT WAS UNDER ANESTHESIA AT THE TIME OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE PHYSICIAN WOULD NOT SAY HOW LONG THE PATIENT HAD BEEN UNDER ANESTHESIA. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF FURTHER PATIENT OR USER HARM ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 16729104 ↗
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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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