DISPOSABLE GRASPING FORCEPSRecalls & reported problems across all models

We found 7 models of DISPOSABLE GRASPING FORCEPS by Olympus Medical Systems Corp. in the FDA's device registry (GUDID). Together they are named in 34 adverse event reports in the FDA's MAUDE database, received between Dec 10, 2021 and Jan 15, 2025 — classified as 8 injuries, 26 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Difficult to Open or Close” (10 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. Widely used products collect more reports, so totals can't be used to compare products or estimate failure rates. Only reports that name a model's exact device identifier are counted. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works

Most reported DISPOSABLE GRASPING FORCEPS problems

DISPOSABLE GRASPING FORCEPS models

7 models, most reported first. Each model has its own page with its reports, recalls and device details.

• DISPOSABLE GRASPING FORCEPS FG-55D

  Choledochoscope and accessories, flexible/rigid
  17 reports
• DISPOSABLE GRASPING FORCEPS FG-51D

  BRONCHOSCOPE (FLEXIBLE OR RIGID)
  8 reports
• DISPOSABLE GRASPING FORCEPS FG-52D

  Choledochoscope And Accessories, Flexible/Rigid
  4 reports
• DISPOSABLE GRASPING FORCEPS FG-401Q

  Endoscopic grasping/cutting instrument, non-powered
  2 reports
• DISPOSABLE GRASPING FORCEPS FG-52D

  Bronchoscope (flexible or rigid)
  1 report
• DISPOSABLE GRASPING FORCEPS FG-402Q

  Endoscopic grasping/cutting instrument, non-powered
  1 report
• DISPOSABLE GRASPING FORCEPS FG-51B

  BRONCHOSCOPE (FLEXIBLE OR RIGID)
  1 report

Recent DISPOSABLE GRASPING FORCEPS adverse event reports

The 15 most recent reports across all models, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionJan 15, 2025

  ATTEMPTED TO PULL THE BASKET BACK INTO THE SHEATH TO INSERT DEVICE DOWN BRONCHOSCOPY SCOPE, BUT BASKET WOULD NOT MOVE DESPITE CONTROL HANDLE OPENING AND CLOSING. UNABLE TO USE THE DEVICE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21157836 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 8, 2024Physical Resistance/Sticking; Physical Resistance/Sticking

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) PROCEDURE, THE STONE BECAME IMPACTED WHILE BEING HELD BY THE BASKET OF THE DISPOSABLE GRASPING FORCEPS DURING LITHOTRIPSY. THE STONE WAS CRUSHED BY ADDING A BAMBECK. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED BY SCRAPING THE STONE OUT WITH THE BASKET. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE PATIENT'S HEALTH. NO ADDITIONAL TREATMENT AND NO ADDITIONAL ANESTHESIA WERE REQUIRED. THE PROCEDURE WAS EXTENDED BY ABOUT 20 TO 30 MINUTES. THOUGH THE PROCEDURE WAS PROLONGED, THE DELAY WAS MINIMAL. THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT EMERGENCY MEASURES WERE DONE TO REMOVE THE BASKET. THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 20396070 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 17, 2023Difficult to Open or Close; Difficult to Open or Close

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED TO OLYMPUS, THE DOCTOR USED A GRASPING BASKET TO TAKE BLOOD CLOTS DURING A DIAGNOSTIC BRONCHOSCOPY PROCEDURE. WHEN REMOVING THE DISPOSABLE GRASPING FORCEPS , IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BASKET COULD NOT BE CLOSED AND THE BLOOD CLOTS COULD NOT BE TAKEN. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH A SIMILAR DEVICE. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PATIENT HARM.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16950424 ↗
• InjuryMar 10, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. (OMSC) RECEIVED A LITERATURE TITLED, "A CASE OF HEPATIC PORTAL VENOUS GAS DUE TO ERCP". LITERATURE SUMMARY: A 93-YEAR-OLD MAN WAS DIAGNOSED WITH ACUTE OBSTRUCTIVE CHOLANGITIS DUE TO CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS. ENDOSCOPIC PAPILLARY BALLOON DILATATION WAS PERFORMED AFTER ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP). AT THE TIME OF ENDOSCOPIC BILE DUCT STONE REMOVAL, THE BASKET CATHETER MIGHT HAVE INJURED THE CYSTIC DUCT. THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED EPIGASTRIC PAIN 4 HOURS AFTER ERCP. THE FOLLOWING MORNING, A COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT) SCAN SHOWED AIR IN THE CYSTIC DUCT AND THE PORTAL BRANCHES OF THE RIGHT HEPATIC LOBE. THE PATIENT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH HEPATIC PORTAL VENOUS GAS (HPVG) AND CHOLECYSTITIS DUE TO OBSTRUCTION OF THE BILE DUCT CAUSED BY SUSPECTED DAMAGE TO THE BILE DUCT. AN ENHANCED CT 1 HOUR LATER SHOWED NO SIGNS OF INTESTINAL NECROSIS, AND THE PORTAL VENOUS GAS DECREASED. CONSEQUENTLY, CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT WAS PERFORMED FOR HPVG AND PERCUTANEOUS TRANSHEPATIC GALLBLADDER DRAINAGE WAS PERFORMED FOR CHOLECYSTITIS. PATHOLOGICAL EXAMINATION REVEALED EVIDENCE OF CHRONIC CHOLECYSTITIS AND AN AREA OF MUCOSAL DEFECT IN A PART OF THE BILE DUCT. THE INFLAMM

  Patient problems: Abdominal Pain; Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available

  MAUDE report 16524603 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 9, 2022Difficult to Open or Close; Difficult to Open or Close

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THE BASKET ON THE SUBJECT DEVICE DID NOT OPEN DURING USE IN A BRONCHOSCOPY PROCEDURE. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING A SIMILAR DEVICE. THE SUBJECT DEVICE WAS SENT TO OLYMPUS FOR EVALUATION. DURING INSPECTION AND TESTING, THE BASKET COULD NOT BE CLOSED. THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED FOR THE MALFUNCTION FOUND DURING EVALUATION (UNABLE TO CLOSE BASKET). THERE WAS NO HARM OR USER INJURY REPORTED DUE TO THE EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 15950507 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 30, 2022Deformation Due to Compressive Stress; Deformation Due to Compressive Stress

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THE TUBES OF THE BASKET WERE BROKEN AND ACCUMULATED. THE CUSTOMER INTENDED TO USE THE DEVICE TO REMOVE FOREIGN BODIES FROM PATIENT'S BRONCHIAL TUBES. THE SUBJECT DEVICE WAS SENT TO AN OLYMPUS SERVICE CENTER FOR EVALUATION. DURING INSPECTION AND TESTING, THE BASKET COULD NOT BE CLOSED. THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED FOR THE MALFUNCTION FOUND DURING EVALUATION (UNABLE TO CLOSE BASKET). THERE WAS NO HARM OR USER INJURY REPORTED DUE TO THE EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 15513414 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 30, 2022Deformation Due to Compressive Stress; Deformation Due to Compressive Stress

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THE TUBES OF THE BASKET WERE BROKEN AND ACCUMULATED. THE CUSTOMER INTENDED TO USE THE DEVICE TO REMOVE FOREIGN BODIES FROM PATIENT'S BRONCHIAL TUBES. THE SUBJECT DEVICE WAS SENT TO AN OLYMPUS SERVICE CENTER FOR EVALUATION. DURING INSPECTION AND TESTING, THE BASKET COULD NOT BE CLOSED. THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED FOR THE MALFUNCTION FOUND DURING EVALUATION (UNABLE TO CLOSE BASKET). THERE WAS NO HARM OR USER INJURY REPORTED DUE TO THE EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 15513235 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 30, 2022Break; Deformation Due to Compressive Stress; Break; Deformation Due to Compressive Stress

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THE TUBES OF THE BASKET WERE BROKEN AND ACCUMULATED. THE CUSTOMER INTENDED TO USE THE DEVICE TO REMOVE FOREIGN BODIES FROM PATIENT'S BRONCHIAL TUBES. THE SUBJECT DEVICE WAS SENT TO AN OLYMPUS SERVICE CENTER FOR EVALUATION. DURING INSPECTION AND TESTING, THE BASKET COULD NOT BE CLOSED. THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED FOR THE MALFUNCTION FOUND DURING EVALUATION (UNABLE TO CLOSE BASKET). THERE WAS NO EFFECT ON THE PATIENT DUE TO THE EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 15512323 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 13, 2022Material Twisted/Bent; Material Twisted/Bent

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT, DURING PREPARATION FOR AN UNSPECIFIED PROCEDURE, THE CATHETER WAS BROKEN AT THE TOP OF THE HANDLE AND THE BASKET COULD NOT BE RETRACTED OR EXTENDED. TWO ADDITIONAL DEVICES WERE OPENED AND TESTED WITH THE SAME RESULT. THERE WAS NO EFFECT ON THE PATIENT DUE TO THE EVENT. THIS REPORT IS FOR THE SECOND DEVICE. THE FIRST DEVICE IS BEING REPORTED ON THE MEDWATCH WITH PATIENT IDENTIFIER (B)(6). THE THIRD DEVICE IS BEING REPORTED ON THE MEDWATCH WITH PATIENT IDENTIFIER (B)(6).

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 15411422 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 13, 2022Material Twisted/Bent; Material Twisted/Bent

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT, DURING PREPARATION FOR AN UNSPECIFIED PROCEDURE, THE CATHETER WAS BROKEN AT THE TOP OF THE HANDLE AND THE BASKET COULD NOT BE RETRACTED OR EXTENDED. TWO ADDITIONAL DEVICES WERE OPENED AND TESTED WITH THE SAME RESULT. THERE WAS NO EFFECT ON THE PATIENT DUE TO THE EVENT. THIS REPORT IS FOR THE THIRD DEVICE. THE FIRST DEVICE IS BEING REPORTED ON THE MEDWATCH WITH PATIENT IDENTIFIER (B)(6). THE SECOND DEVICE IS BEING REPORTED ON THE MEDWATCH WITH PATIENT IDENTIFIER (B)(6).

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 15411418 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 13, 2022Material Twisted/Bent; Material Twisted/Bent

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT, DURING PREPARATION FOR AN UNSPECIFIED PROCEDURE, THE CATHETER WAS BROKEN AT THE TOP OF THE HANDLE AND THE BASKET COULD NOT BE RETRACTED OR EXTENDED. TWO ADDITIONAL DEVICES WERE OPENED AND TESTED WITH THE SAME RESULT. THERE WAS NO EFFECT ON THE PATIENT DUE TO THE EVENT. THIS REPORT IS FOR THE FIRST DEVICE. THE SECOND DEVICE IS BEING REPORTED ON THE MEDWATCH WITH PATIENT IDENTIFIER (B)(6). THE THIRD DEVICE IS BEING REPORTED ON THE MEDWATCH WITH PATIENT IDENTIFIER (B)(6).

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 15411398 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 9, 2022Activation Failure; Activation Failure

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THE BASKET DID NOT OPEN WHEN EXTENDED FROM THE FORCEPS CHANNEL DURING AN UNSPECIFIED PROCEDURE. ADJUSTING THE ANGULATION OF THE SCOPE DID NOT RESULT IN THE BASKET OPENING. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER SIMILAR DEVICE. THERE WAS NO EFFECT ON THE PATIENT DUE TO THE EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 15393360 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 9, 2022Deformation Due to Compressive Stress; Material Split, Cut or Torn; Deformation Due to Compressive Stress; Material Split, Cut or Torn

  AN OLYMPUS REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED TO OLYMPUS, ON BEHALF OF THE USER, PRIOR TO AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE, THREE DISPOSABLE GRASPING FORCEPS COULD NOT BE OPENED AND/OR CLOSED. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH A SIMILAR DEVICE. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED, THIS TYPE OF PROCEDURE TAKES 14 MINUTES, HOWEVER; THE START OF THIS PROCEDURE WAS DELAYED BY 30 MINUTES DUE TO THIS EVENT. THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT. THE FIRST GRASPING FORCEPS IS BEING REPORTED ON THE MEDWATCH WITH PATIENT IDENTIFIER (B)(6). THE SECOND GRASPING FORCEPS IS BEING REPORTED ON THE MEDWATCH WITH PATIENT IDENTIFIER (B)(6).

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 15392064 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 9, 2022Deformation Due to Compressive Stress; Material Split, Cut or Torn; Deformation Due to Compressive Stress; Material Split, Cut or Torn

  AN OLYMPUS REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED TO OLYMPUS, ON BEHALF OF THE USER, PRIOR TO AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE, THREE DISPOSABLE GRASPING FORCEPS COULD NOT BE OPENED AND/OR CLOSED. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH A SIMILAR DEVICE. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED, THIS TYPE OF PROCEDURE TAKES 14 MINUTES, HOWEVER; THE START OF THIS PROCEDURE WAS DELAYED BY 30 MINUTES DUE TO THIS EVENT. THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT. THE FIRST GRASPING FORCEPS IS BEING REPORTED ON THE MEDWATCH WITH PATIENT IDENTIFIER (B)(6). THE THIRD GRASPING FORCEPS IS BEING REPORTED ON THE MEDWATCH WITH PATIENT IDENTIFIER (B)(6).

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 15392025 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 9, 2022Break; Material Split, Cut or Torn; Break; Material Split, Cut or Torn

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THE BASKET DID NOT EXTEND AND THE TUBE CAME LOOSE MAKING THE DEVICE UNUSABLE. ADDITIONAL DETAILS WERE REQUESTED REGARDING THE REPORTED EVENT. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED. THE SUBJECT DEVICE WAS SENT TO OLYMPUS FOR EVALUATION. DURING INSPECTION, THE TUBE WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN WHICH PREVENTED THE BASKET FROM OPENING. THERE WAS NO EFFECT ON THE PATIENT DUE TO THE EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 15391245 ↗

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