FG Handle MA-479Recalls & reported problems
Olympus Medical Systems Corp. · MA-479 HANDLE FOR RETRIEVAL BASKETS FG-1 · Class 2
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 04953170032554), received between Jan 20, 2023 and Jan 20, 2023 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Insufficient Device Problem Information” (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
- Insufficient Device Problem Information1
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.
InjuryJan 20, 2023Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM THE USER FACILITY REPORTED THAT THE SURGICAL CONVERSION PROCEDURE WAS LAPAROSCOPIC AND APPROXIMATELY THREE HOURS IN LENGTH. THE POLYP WAS SUCCESSFULLY REMOVED. THE PATIENT WAS ADMITTED FOR ONE DAY, BUT WAS STATED TO BE IN PERFECT HEALTH POST POLYPECTOMY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 16219591 ↗
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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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