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Single Use Guide Sheath Kit K-204Recalls & reported problems

Olympus Medical Systems Corp. · Single Use Guide Sheath Kit · Class 2

All models of Single Use Guide Sheath Kit (4)

Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

1 open recall names this device. See the recall details and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider.

Adverse event reports
1
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
0
Recalls naming it
1

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 04953170245527), received between Apr 19, 2021 and Apr 19, 2021 — classified as 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Material Separation” (1 report).

1 FDA recall record name this device's identifier, 1 still open.

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.

Recalls naming this device

  1. Jan 15, 2025Open, Classified

    Potential for the radiopaque tip of the guide sheath component to disassociate and fall off into the patient.

    Z-1071-2025 · Root cause: Under Investigation by firm · Recall details · FDA record ↗

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Material Separation1

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.

  • MalfunctionApr 19, 2021Material Separation; Material Separation

    IT IS REPORTED DURING A BRONCHOSCOPY PROCEDURE USING A SINGLE USE GUIDE SHEATH KIT, THE METAL TIP FROM THE GUIDE SHEATH BROKE OFF AND LODGED IN THE PATIENT'S AIRWAY. THE PHYSICIAN WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE DEVICE FRAGMENT WITH BIOPSY FORCEPS AFTER THE FOURTH ATTEMPT. NO PATIENT INJURY WAS REPORTED.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 11684763 ↗

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