SINGLE USE DISTAL COVER recallZ-1071-2024 · Olympus Corporation of the Americas · initiated Dec 8, 2023
Open, Classified
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Why it was recalled
Single Use Distal Cover MAJ-2315 may unexpectedly detach from the duodenoscope during use result include the risk of mucosal injury, tissue damage, bleeding, perforation, or obstruction due to retained distal cover in the gastrointestinal tract that would require urgent medical intervention for removal, and/or burns from the use an uncovered duodenoscope distal end. Detachment of a distal cover in the oral cavity may result in aspiration, airway obstruction, or respiratory distress and would require immediate medical intervention for removal.
FDA root cause category: Device Design
What the company is doing
Olympus issued Urgent: Medical Device Corrective Action letter on December 8, 2023. Letter states reason for recall, health risk and action to take: Our records indicate that you have purchased the MAJ-2315 Distal Covers. Olympus requires you to take the following action: 1. Please ensure that all Olympus TJF-Q190V duodenoscope users at your facility are knowledgeable on MAJ-2315 distal cover attachment and attachment verification to ensure the safe use of these devices. 2. Please ensure that the reference guide (Appendix) is distributed to all parties at your facility who will be involved in the process of attaching the MAJ-2315 distal cover. 3. Olympus requests that you acknowledge receipt of this letter and provide a contact for in-servicing. Complete the enclosed response form and return it to our recall partner, Sedgwick, via e-mail at [email protected] or by fax at 866-534-0018. For any questions about the acknowledgement form, please call the Sedgwick team at 888-216-7307. 4. An Olympus representatives will be contacting you to schedule an upcoming on-site, in-service training at your user facility on MAJ-2315 distal cover attachment and attachment verification to ensure the safe use of these devices. 5. If you have distributed these devices outside your facility, please provide a copy of this letter to those facilities immediately. Olympus requests that you report complaints, including mucosal injuries, distal cover detachment and/or cracks, and adverse events, to our Technical Assistance Center (TAC) at 1-800-848-9024, option 1. Adverse events experienced with the use of this product may also be reported to the Food and Drug Administration MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program either online, by regular mail or by fax. If you require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me directly at (647) 999-3203 or at [email protected].
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-1071-2024
- Status
- Open, Classified
- Initiated by the company
- Dec 8, 2023
- Posted by the FDA
- Feb 9, 2024
- Recalling firm
- Olympus Corporation of the Americas
- Quantity
- 24300 units (box of 20 pieces)
- Product code
- FDT
- FDA submissions
- K220587
- Distribution
- US Nationwide distribution.
Product description
Single Use Distal Cover MAJ-2315 Used with: EVIS EXERA III Duodenovideoscope TJF-Q190V- designed to be attached to Olympus duodenovideoscopes to cover the distal end of the insertion tube and around the forceps elevator
Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)
UDI: 04953170441271 All lot numbers
Devices named in this recall
1 device in the FDA device registry whose identifier appears in the recall's code information.
- SINGLE USE DISTAL COVER MAJ-2315Olympus Medical Systems Corp. · Accessories, Cleaning, For Endoscope2 recalls294 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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