VIDEO SYSTEM CENTER OLYMPUS CV-V1 (UDI 04953170312359)Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 41 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 04953170312359), received between Jul 6, 2021 and Feb 14, 2025 — classified as 41 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “No Display/Image” (19 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.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 25 most recent of 41 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionFeb 14, 2025Failure to Power Up; Failure to Power Up

  IT WAS OBSERVED DURING DEVICE INSPECTION THAT THE VIDEO SYSTEM CENTER WOULD NOT POWER ON AND HAD A FAULTY POWER SUPPLY UNIT. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21383619 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 11, 2024No Display/Image; Key or Button Unresponsive/not Working; No Display/Image; Key or Button Unresponsive/not Working

  IT WAS OBSERVED, DURING THE DEVICE INSPECTION. THAT THE VIDEO SYSTEM CENTER EXHIBITED NO IMAGE, WHEN THE VIDEO CONNECTOR OF THE ENDOSCOPE IS SHAKEN. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 20191257 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 26, 2024No Display/Image; Key or Button Unresponsive/not Working; No Display/Image; Key or Button Unresponsive/not Working

  IT WAS OBSERVED THAT DURING THE DEVICE EVALUATION, THE VIDEO SYSTEM CENTER EXHIBITED NO IMAGE WHILE SHAKING SCOPE DUE TO DEFECTIVE RECEPTACLE AND BUTTON WAS NOT WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AND HARD TO PRESS IT DUE TO DEFECTIVE FRONT PANEL. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 18979620 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 12, 2023Failure to Power Up; Failure to Power Up

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED TO OLYMPUS, THE VIDEO SYSTEM CENTER WOULD NOT TURN ON. THE ISSUE WAS FOUND DURING PREPARATION FOR A DIAGNOSTIC GASTROSCOPY. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH A SIMILAR DEVICE. THERE WAS NO DELAY. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PATIENT HARM.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17923108 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 12, 2023Poor Quality Image; Poor Quality Image

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED TO OLYMPUS, THE VIDEO SYSTEM CENTER HAD AN ISSUE 45 MINUTES AFTER TURNING THE DEVICE ON WHERE MULTICOLOR NOISE APPEARED AND USER WAS UNABLE TO SEE ENDOSCOPIC THE IMAGE. THE ISSUE WAS FOUND DURING MAINTENANCE AND THE SAME DEVICE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE OPERATION. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT, NO HARM OR USER INJURY REPORTED DUE TO THE EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17922985 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 5, 2023Erratic or Intermittent Display; No Display/Image; Erratic or Intermittent Display; No Display/Image

  THE OLYMPUS REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED (ON BEHALF OF THE CUSTOMER) THAT THE VIDEO SYSTEM CENTER IMAGE FLASHED, AND SCREEN BLACKED OUT WHEN THE SCOPE WAS SHAKEN. THE ISSUE WAS FOUND DURING PREPARATION FOR USE, AND THE DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE (GASTROSCOPE) WAS CANCELED. THE PATIENT WAS NOT UNDER ANESTHESIA. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PATIENT HARM.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17686591 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 31, 2023No Display/Image; No Display/Image

  THE OLYMPUS REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED (ON BEHALF OF THE CUSTOMER) THAT THE VIDEO SYSTEM CENTER HAD NO IMAGE. THE ISSUE WAS FOUND DURING PREPARATION FOR USE, AND THE DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE (GASTROSCOPY) WAS CANCELED. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PATIENT HARM.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17664552 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 30, 2023Failure to Power Up; Failure to Power Up

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED TO OLYMPUS, THE VIDEO SYSTEM CENTER WAS FOUND NOT SWITCHING ON, IT HAD NO POWER. THE ISSUE WAS FOUND DURING PREPARATION FOR USE FOR A DIAGNOSTIC UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY PROCEDURE. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH A SIMILAR DEVICE WITH NO DELAY. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PATIENT HARM.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17654527 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 11, 2023No Display/Image; Defective Component; No Display/Image; Defective Component

  THE OLYMPUS REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED (ON BEHALF OF THE CUSTOMER) THAT THE VIDEO SYSTEM CENTER FRONT PANEL LAMP BUTTON DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. CUSTOMER HAD TO PRESS BUTTON 2 TO 3 TIMES AFTER WHICH THE LAMP WOULD THEN GO ON. THE ISSUE WAS FOUND DURING MAINTENANCE. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PATIENT HARM OR INVOLVEMENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17514691 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 8, 2023No Display/Image; No Display/Image

  THE OLYMPUS REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED (ON BEHALF OF THE CUSTOMER) THAT THE VIDEO SYSTEM CENTER HAD NO IMAGE ON THE Y/C SIGNAL OUTPUT. THE ISSUE WAS FOUND DURING MAINTENANCE. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PATIENT HARM OR INVOLVEMENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17481801 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 16, 2023Failure to Power Up; Failure to Power Up

  AN OLYMPUS REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED THAT THE VIDEO SYSTEM CENTER PROCESSOR IS NOT GETTING SWITCHED ON DURING PREPARATION FOR USE FOR AN UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT HARM OR USER INJURY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH A SIMILAR DEVICE AND THERE WAS NO DELAY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17142688 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 13, 2023Break; Break

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED TO OLYMPUS THAT DURING MAINTENANCE, THE FRONT PANEL SWITCHES WERE NOT FUNCTIONING ON THE VIDEO SYSTEM CENTER. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17120050 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 10, 2023No Display/Image; No Display/Image

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED TO OLYMPUS, THE VIDEO SYSTEM CENTER HAD DEFORMED VIDEO CONNECTOR PINS, RESULTING OCCASIONALLY IN NO IMAGE. THE ISSUE WAS FOUND DURING A DIAGNOSTIC GASTROSCOPE PROCEDURE, WHICH WAS COMPLETED WITH A SIMILAR DEVICE. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PROCEDURAL DELAY NOR PATIENT HARM.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17102138 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 24, 2023Key or Button Unresponsive/not Working; Key or Button Unresponsive/not Working

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED TO OLYMPUS THAT THE AIR PUMP BUTTON ON THE VIDEO SYSTEM CENTER MALFUNCTIONED. THE ISSUE WAS NOTED TO BE AN OCCASIONAL FAULT. THE ISSUE OCCURRED DURING REPROCESSING, AND THE UNSPECIFIED PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING A SIMILAR DEVICE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM ASSOCIATED WITH THE EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16993971 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 5, 2023Electrical /Electronic Property Problem; Electrical /Electronic Property Problem

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED TO OLYMPUS THAT DURING MAINTENANCE, THE FRONT PANEL SWITCHES WERE NOT WORKING, AND THE IMAGE WAS INTERMITTENT AND FLICKERING ON THE VIDEO SYSTEM CENTER. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16109627 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 31, 2022Electrical /Electronic Property Problem; Electrical /Electronic Property Problem

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THE VIDEO SYSTEM CENTER IMAGE IS FLICKERING WHEN THE POWER IS SWITCHED ON. DURING A STANDARD SERVICE INSPECTION OF THE CUSTOMER RETURNED DEVICE, LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE FAILURE TO GLOW ON THE FRONT PANEL WAS NOTED. THIS REPORT IS TO CAPTURE THE REPORTABLE MALFUNCTION FOUND AT INSPECTION. THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM OR USER INJURY REPORTED DUE TO THE EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16081210 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 27, 2022No Display/Image; No Display/Image

  THE OLYMPUS FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) REPORTED (ON BEHALF OF THE CUSTOMER) THAT THERE WAS A NO IMAGE ISSUE WHILE USING THE VIDEO SYSTEM CENTER. THE ISSUE OCCURRED DURING PREPARATION FOR USE FOR A DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE (UGI ENDOSCOPY). THE PROCEDURE WAS CANCELED AS THE USER FACILITY ONLY HAD ONE (1) DEVICE AVAILABLE AT THE TIME. THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM ASSOCIATED WITH THE EVENT. THE FSE PHYSICALLY INSPECTED THE DEVICE ON-SITE AND FOUND THE SAME NO IMAGE ISSUE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16051516 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 15, 2022No Display/Image; No Display/Image

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED TO OLYMPUS THAT DURING MAINTENANCE, THERE WAS IMAGE ISSUES WITH THE VIDEO SYSTEM CENTER. THE ENGINEER FOUND THE IMAGE WAS FLICKERING AND UNABLE TO SEE ENDOSCOPIC IMAGE ON THE VIDEO SYSTEM CENTER. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 15992175 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 9, 2022No Display/Image; No Display/Image

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON HIS OLYMPUS VIDEO SYSTEM CENTER HORIZONTAL LINES WERE DISCOVERED IN THE IMAGE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT DURING THIS EVENT. DURING THE DEVICE EVALUATION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE UNIT WAS NOT PRODUCING AN IMAGE AT ALL. THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO CAPTURE THE LACK OF IMAGE FOUND DURING THE DEVICE EVALUATION.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 15951379 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 2, 2022No Display/Image; Key or Button Unresponsive/not Working; No Display/Image; Key or Button Unresponsive/not Working

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED TO OLYMPUS THAT DURING MAINTENANCE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT NO IMAGE WAS DISPLAYED ON THE VIDEO SYSTEM CENTER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT PANEL SWITCHES WERE NOT WORKING). THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PATIENT HARM ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 15910582 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 30, 2022Failure to Power Up; Failure to Power Up

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THE VIDEO SYSTEM CENTER FAILS TO SWITCH ON. THE EVENT OCCURRED DURING THE INITIAL STARTUP OF THE DAY/MORNING CHECK. THERE WAS NO PROCEDURE INVOLVED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM OR USER INJURY REPORTED DUE TO THE EVENT. THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED TO OLYMPUS FOR INSPECTION, AND THE REPAIR CENTER FOUND THE FRONT PANEL LED WAS NOT GLOWING PROPERLY DUE TO FAULTY FRONT PANEL, WHICH IS ALSO A POTENTIAL ADVERSE EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 15889839 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 22, 2022Display or Visual Feedback Problem; Display or Visual Feedback Problem

  DURING INCOMING INSPECTION OF A DEMO VIDEO SYSTEM CENTER, THE OLYMPUS ENGINEER REPORTED THE FRONT PANEL SWITCHES WERE NOT WORKING. THERE IS NO REPORTED CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OR ALLEGATION. NO PATIENT OR USER HARM HAS BEEN REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 15845535 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 18, 2022Failure to Power Up; Failure to Power Up

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT HIS OLYMPUS VIDEO SYSTEM CENTER WAS NOT POWERING UP DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THIS EVENT DID NOT HAVE ANY PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 15825475 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 27, 2022No Display/Image; No Display/Image

  WHILE EVALUATING A RETURNED OLYMPUS VIDEO SYSTEM CENTER LOANER DEVICE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE UNIT WAS NOT PRODUCING AN IMAGE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT DURING THIS EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 15679549 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 16, 2022Loss of Power; Loss of Power

  THE OLYMPUS FIELD SERVICE OFFER REPORTED THAT THERE WAS A NO POWER ISSUE WITH THE PROCESSOR, WHILE INSPECTING THE VIDEO SYSTEM CENTER. THE EVENT WAS FOUND DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION AND THERE WAS NO PROCEDURE OR PATIENT IMPACT ASSOCIATED WITH THE EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 15440828 ↗