WASHING PIPE PW-5L-1Recalls & reported problems
Olympus Medical Systems Corp. · "PW-5L-1 WASHING PIPE" · Class 2
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 1
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 04953170044458), received between Mar 14, 2022 and Mar 14, 2022 — classified as 1 death, 1 injury.
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 18, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem2
Patient problems
- Fever1
- Hemorrhage/Blood Loss/Bleeding1
- Insufficient Information1
- Perforation1
- Pleural Effusion1
- Pneumothorax1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
DeathMar 14, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
OLYMPUS REVIEWED THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE: "DEMARCATION OF EARLY ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA DURING ENDOSCOPIC SUBMUCOSAL DISSECTION: A COMPARISON STUDY BETWEEN LUGOL'S IODINE STAINING AND NARROW-BAND IMAGING." THIS WAS A SINGLE-CENTER, RETROSPECTIVE, COHORT STUDY WAS AIMED TO INVESTIGATE AND COMPARE THE EFFECTS ON CLINICAL OUTCOMES BETWEEN LUGOL¿S IODINE STAINING (LIS) AND NARROW-BAND IMAGING (NBI) ARE IN THE DEMARCATION OF EARLY ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA (EESCCS) DURING ENDOSCOPIC SUBMUCOSAL DISSECTION AND PROVIDE EVIDENCE TO DIRECT FUTURE CLINICAL PRACTICE. A TOTAL OF 172 CONSECUTIVE PATIENTS WERE INCLUDED AND RECEIVED TWO DIFFERENT MARGIN DETERMINATIONS OF THE LESION, LIS (N=109) AND NBI (N=63). DATA ON CLINICAL OUTCOMES, ADVERSE EVENTS, AND FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION WERE COLLECTED FOR ANALYSIS. THE STUDY REVEALED THAT ALL PATIENTS UNDERWENT ESD SUCCESSFULLY WITH A MEAN PROCEDURE TIME OF 52.5±38.1 MINUTES. THE REPORTED RATES FOR EN BLOC AND R0 RESECTION WAS 100% AND 89.5%, RESPECTIVELY. A TOTAL OF 44 (25.6%) PATIENTS SUFFERED ADVERSE EVENTS, INCLUDING 16 (9.3%) PATIENTS WITH IN-HOSPITAL ADVERSE EVENTS AND 39 (22.7%) WITH ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS. IN CONCLUSION, THE STUD
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 13758910 ↗InjuryMar 14, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
OLYMPUS REVIEWED THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE: "DEMARCATION OF EARLY ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA DURING ENDOSCOPIC SUBMUCOSAL DISSECTION: A COMPARISON STUDY BETWEEN LUGOL'S IODINE STAINING AND NARROW-BAND IMAGING." THIS WAS A SINGLE-CENTER, RETROSPECTIVE, COHORT STUDY WAS AIMED TO INVESTIGATE AND COMPARE THE EFFECTS ON CLINICAL OUTCOMES BETWEEN LUGOL¿S IODINE STAINING (LIS) AND NARROW-BAND IMAGING (NBI) ARE IN THE DEMARCATION OF EARLY ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA (EESCCS) DURING ENDOSCOPIC SUBMUCOSAL DISSECTION AND PROVIDE EVIDENCE TO DIRECT FUTURE CLINICAL PRACTICE. A TOTAL OF 172 CONSECUTIVE PATIENTS WERE INCLUDED AND RECEIVED TWO DIFFERENT MARGIN DETERMINATIONS OF THE LESION, LIS (N=109) AND NBI (N=63). DATA ON CLINICAL OUTCOMES, ADVERSE EVENTS, AND FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION WERE COLLECTED FOR ANALYSIS. THE STUDY REVEALED THAT ALL PATIENTS UNDERWENT ESD SUCCESSFULLY WITH A MEAN PROCEDURE TIME OF 52.5±38.1 MINUTES. THE REPORTED RATES FOR EN BLOC AND R0 RESECTION WAS 100% AND 89.5%, RESPECTIVELY. A TOTAL OF 44 (25.6%) PATIENTS SUFFERED ADVERSE EVENTS, INCLUDING 16 (9.3%) PATIENTS WITH IN-HOSPITAL ADVERSE EVENTS AND 39 (22.7%) WITH ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS. IN CONCLUSION, THE STUD
Patient problems: Fever; Hemorrhage/Blood Loss/Bleeding; Perforation; Pleural Effusion; Pneumothorax
MAUDE report 13758890 ↗
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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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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