EVIS EXERA II DUODENOVIDEOSCOPE recallZ-0379-2022 · Olympus Corporation of the Americas · initiated Nov 2, 2021
Open, Classified
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Why it was recalled
Use of a TJF-Q180V with adhesive deterioration or other damages may pose a risk of endoscope contamination due to ineffective reprocessing or fluid invasion; contaminated endoscope can present an infection risk to patients.
FDA root cause category: Under Investigation by firm
What the company is doing
Olympus issued Urgent Medical Device Corrective Action on 11/02/21. Letter states reason for correction, health risk and action to take: 1. Consider transitioning from TJF-Q180V to a next generation duodenoscope through the Olympus incentive program. 2. Increase preventative maintenance frequency from annual to 6 months. 3. Evaluate existing duodenoscopes: https://medical.olympusamerica.com/TJFQ180VChecklist 4. The Technical Assistance Center (TAC) can assist you in answering questions on the TJF-Q180V inspection steps. 1-800-848-9024, option 1. 5. Use in-service training, the Olympus Video Guide, e-learning and on demand library to support staff training. ***UPDATE: Olympus issued an Urgent Medical Device Corrective Action UPDATED INFORMATION on 1/17/22. This is an update to the 11/2/21 previously provided supplemental material for inspection. In alignment with FDA Safety Communication dated August 29, 2019, and to further expedite transition to newer-generation duodenoscopes, Olympus America will soon begin offering customers with the older generation TJF-Q180V2 scopes a direct, no-cost 1 for 1 replacement with the state-of-the-art TJF-Q190V. Your Olympus sales representative will contact you regarding this program in the near future. In the interim, please continue to utilize the TJF-Q180V Inspection Checklist that Olympus recently sent. Olympus America will also be increasing the frequency of proactive inspection from once every twelve (12) months to once every six (6) months. To help minimize any potential patient impact regarding access to critical, life-saving ERCP procedures, loaners are available to mitigate disruption to healthcare facilities who need to return their duodenoscope(s) to Olympus for repair. For any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me directly at [email protected].
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-0379-2022
- Status
- Open, Classified
- Initiated by the company
- Nov 2, 2021
- Posted by the FDA
- Dec 10, 2021
- Recalling firm
- Olympus Corporation of the Americas
- Quantity
- 14,447 units
- Product code
- FDT
- FDA submissions
- K143153
- Distribution
- US Nationwide distribution.
Product description
EVIS EXERA II DUODENOVIDEOSCOPE OLYMPUS TJF-Q180V Model Number: TJF-Q180V
Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)
All serial numbers. UDI: 04953170339967
Devices named in this recall
1 device in the FDA device registry whose identifier appears in the recall's code information.
- EVIS EXERA II DUODENOVIDEOSCOPE TJF-Q180VOlympus Medical Systems Corp. · Endoscope, accessories, narrow band spectrum1 recall6 deaths331 reports
Product lines
Sources and updates
- Recall record: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026 · View the FDA recall notice ↗
- Devices: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026. Devices are linked when their identifier (with a valid check digit) appears in the recall's code information.
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 16, 2026. Text above is shown as published by the FDA.
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