RHINO-LARYNGO VIDEOSCOPE OLYMPUS ENF-V3 (REF N3828230)Recalls & reported problems
Olympus Medical Systems Corp. · ENF-V3 Flexible ultra thin video Rhino L · Class 2
All models of RHINO-LARYNGO VIDEOSCOPE (15)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
Quick summary
This Olympus ENF-V3 flexible rhinolaryngoscope is a thin video scope used to look inside the nose and throat. The 62 reports mostly describe the scope coming apart: glue at the objective lens chipping or peeling away, parts detaching, the outer covering delaminating, and the scope not producing an image, along with cleaning and reprocessing difficulties. Reports involve 2 injuries and no deaths, and no recalls name this device. Reports rose sharply, from 5 in the previous 12 months to 29 in the most recent 12 months.
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- Adverse event reports
- 62
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 62 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 04953170310416), received between Mar 16, 2021 and Aug 10, 2026 — classified as 2 injuries, 60 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Detachment of Device or Device Component” (21 reports).
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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Detachment of Device or Device Component21
- Material Fragmentation8
- Break6
- Device Reprocessing Problem5
- Peeled/Delaminated5
- Failure to Clean Adequately4
- Degraded3
- Material Separation3
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions59
- Insufficient Information2
- Unspecified Tissue Injury1
Recent adverse event reports
The 25 most recent of 62 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionAug 10, 2026Detachment of Device or Device Component
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 50193502 ↗MalfunctionAug 7, 2026Material Fragmentation
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 50177879 ↗MalfunctionJul 30, 2026Material Fragmentation
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 50082733 ↗MalfunctionMay 7, 2026Material Fragmentation
IT WAS OBSERVED THAT DURING THE DEVICE EVALUATION, THE RHINO-LARYNGO VIDEOSCOPE EXHIBITED THE OBJECTIVE LENS GLUE CHIPPED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 25116241 ↗MalfunctionMay 7, 2026Detachment of Device or Device Component
IT WAS OBSERVED THAT DURING THE DEVICE EVALUATION, THE RHINO LARYNGO VIDEOSCOPE HAD A CHIPPED OBJECTIVE LENS GLUE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 25111944 ↗MalfunctionMay 6, 2026Degraded; No Display/Image; Peeled/Delaminated
IT WAS OBSERVED THAT DURING THE EVALUATION, THE RHINO-LARYNGO VIDEOSCOPE EXHIBITED THAT THE A-RUBBER GLUE IS PEELING (OFF), EXPOSED THREAD (DEGRADED), AND THE UNIT HAS NO IMAGE. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 25099430 ↗MalfunctionMay 4, 2026Detachment of Device or Device Component
IT WAS OBSERVED THAT DURING THE DEVICE EVALUATION, THE RHINO LARYNGO VIDEOSCOPE HAD A CHIPPED GLUE ON THE OBJECTIVE LENS. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 25069592 ↗MalfunctionMay 1, 2026Detachment of Device or Device Component
IT WAS OBSERVED THAT DURING THE DEVICE EVALUATION, THE RHINO LARYNGO VIDEOSCOPE EXHIBITED MISSING OBJECTIVE LENS GLUE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 25056137 ↗MalfunctionApr 28, 2026Break
IT WAS OBSERVED THAT DURING THE DEVICE EVALUATION, THE RHINO-LARYNGO VIDEOSCOPE EXHIBITED CHIPPED GLUE ON THE OBJECTIVE LENS. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 25023465 ↗MalfunctionApr 28, 2026Detachment of Device or Device Component
IT WAS OBSERVED THAT DURING THE DEVICE EVALUATION, THE RHINO-LARYNGO VIDEOSCOPE EXHIBITED MISSING OBJECTIVE LENS GLUE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 25020914 ↗MalfunctionApr 24, 2026Contamination /Decontamination Problem; Detachment of Device or Device Component
IT WAS OBSERVED THAT DURING THE DEVICE EVALUATION, THE RHINO-LARYNGO VIDEOSCOPE EXHIBITED A DETACHED INSERTION TUBE AND RESIDUE ON THE BENDING SECTION COVER, BENDING SECTION COVER ADHESIVE, AND LENSES. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24989036 ↗MalfunctionApr 23, 2026Material Fragmentation; Detachment of Device or Device Component
IT WAS OBSERVED THAT DURING THE EVALUATION, THE RHINO-LARYNGO VIDEOSCOPE EXHIBITED THAT THE OBJECTIVE LENS (OB LENS) HAS CHIPPED GLUE. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24974460 ↗MalfunctionApr 22, 2026Degraded
IT WAS OBSERVED THAT DURING THE DEVICE EVALUATION, THE VIDEOSCOPE OBJECTIVE LENS GLUE WAS CHIPPED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24954464 ↗MalfunctionApr 21, 2026Material Fragmentation
IT WAS OBSERVED DURING THE DEVICE EVALUATION, THE RHINO-LARYNGO VIDEOSCOPE EXHIBITED CHIPPED ADHESIVE AROUND THE OBJECTIVE LENS. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24939185 ↗MalfunctionApr 16, 2026Break
IT WAS OBSERVED THAT DURING THE EVALUATION, THE RHINO-LARYNGO VIDEOSCOPE EXHIBITED THAT THE BENDING SECTION COVER (A-RUBBER GLUE) HAD CHIPPED. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24897205 ↗MalfunctionMar 18, 2026Detachment of Device or Device Component
IT WAS OBSERVED THAT DURING THE DEVICE INSPECTION, THE RHINO-LARYNGO VIDEOSCOPE EXHIBITED CHIPPED GLUE ON DISTAL END (OBJECTIVE LENS). THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24627454 ↗MalfunctionMar 9, 2026Break
IT WAS OBSERVED THAT DURING THE DEVICE EVALUATION, THE RHINO-LARYNGO VIDEOSCOPE EXHIBITED THE OBJECTIVE LENS GLUE CHIPPED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24552009 ↗MalfunctionMar 2, 2026Detachment of Device or Device Component
IT WAS OBSERVED THAT DURING THE DEVICE EVALUATION, THE RHINO-LARYNGO VIDEOSCOPE EXHIBITED MISSING GLUE ON THE OBJECTIVE LENS. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24486591 ↗MalfunctionFeb 11, 2026Component Missing
IT WAS OBSERVED THAT DURING THE DEVICE EVALUATION, THE RHINO-LARYNGO VIDEOSCOPE EXHIBITED MISSING ADHESIVE AT THE OBJECTIVE LENS. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24315937 ↗MalfunctionFeb 3, 2026Material Separation
IT WAS OBSERVED THAT DURING THE DEVICE EVALUATION, THE VIDEOSCOPE OBJECTIVE LENS ADHESIVE WAS MISSING/DETACHED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24250244 ↗MalfunctionJan 30, 2026Material Fragmentation; Detachment of Device or Device Component
IT WAS REPORTED THAT SMALL BLACK FLEX WAS COMING OFF THE TIP OF THE RHINO-LARYNGO VIDEOSCOPE WITH EACH WIPE OF FIBER MICRO CLOTH. THE ISSUE WAS IDENTIFIED DURING REPROCESSING. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24225680 ↗MalfunctionJan 28, 2026Poor Quality Image; Failure to Clean Adequately
DURING THE DEVICE EVALUATION, IT WAS REVEALED THAT THERE WAS A FOGGY IMAGE ON THE VIDEOSCOPE CAUSED BY A DIRTY OBJECTIVE LENS. NO PATIENTS WERE INVOLVED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24199016 ↗MalfunctionJan 27, 2026Loss of or Failure to Bond
IT WAS OBSERVED THAT DURING THE DEVICE EVALUATION, THE RHINO-LARYNGOVIDEOSCOPE EXHIBITED MISSING ADHESIVE AROUND THE OBJECTIVE LENS, AND THE BENDING SECTION COVER ADHESIVE WAS MISSING A LARGE PART OF THE PLASTIC DISTAL END WITH EXPOSED THREADS AND METAL. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24192725 ↗MalfunctionJan 9, 2026Detachment of Device or Device Component
IT WAS OBSERVED THAT DURING THE DEVICE EVALUATION, THE RHINO LARYNGO VIDEOSCOPE HAD OBJECTIVE LENS MISSING GLUE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 24020893 ↗MalfunctionDec 30, 2025Failure to Clean Adequately; Failure to Clean Adequately
IT WAS REPORTED THAT AN OILY, WAXY RESIDUE WAS FOUND ON MULTIPLE OLYMPUS ENF-V3/RHINO-LARYNGO VIDEOSCOPE AND ENF-VH/RHINO-LARYNGO VIDEOSCOPE FOLLOWING REPROCESSING IN THE MEDIVATOR AUTOMATED ENDOSCOPE REPROCESS. PRIMARILY THOSE REPROCESSED ON (B)(6) 2025. THE FACILITY NOTED THAT ALCOHOL REMOVED THE RESIDUE COMPLETELY, WHILE ENDOZYME ONLY PARTIALLY IMPROVED IT. NO PROCEDURE DELAYS WERE REPORTED. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT HARM ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 23920778 ↗
Other NASOPHARYNGOSCOPE (FLEXIBLE OR RIGID) devices
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- NA 242268Medos International Sàrl · Nasopharyngoscope (flexible or rigid)573 reports
- EVIS EXERA II BRONCHOVIDEOSCOPE OLYMPUS BF TYPE 1T180Olympus Medical Systems Corp. · NASOPHARYNGOSCOPE (FLEXIBLE OR RIGID)3 recalls1 death408 reports
- VIVIDEO VNL9-CPHoya Corporation · Nasopharyngoscope (Flexible Or Rigid)389 reports
- PENTAX FNL-10RP3Hoya Corporation · NASOPHARYNGOSCOPE (FLEXIBLE OR RIGID)322 reports
- SINGLE USE BIOPSY VALVE MAJ-210Olympus Medical Systems Corp. · Nasopharyngoscope (Flexible Or Rigid)1 recall221 reports
- SINGLE USE SUCTION VALVE MAJ-209Olympus Medical Systems Corp. · Nasopharyngoscope (Flexible Or Rigid)228 reports
- PENTAX FNL-7RP3Hoya Corporation · NASOPHARYNGOSCOPE (FLEXIBLE OR RIGID)227 reports
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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