Device recall: Olympus TJF-Q180V flexible gastrointestinal Duodenoscope Product Usage: This instrument has been designed to be used…
Class II FDA enforcement event 73059. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Olympus America Inc is conducting a voluntary removal/corrective action of all TJF-Q180V duodenoscopes in order to replace the forceps elevator mechanism Olympus is replacing the forceps elevator mechanism with a new forceps elevator design consistent with the design specification in the recently cleared TJF-Q180V 510k.
Class II, in the words of FDA
a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote
Olympus Corporation of the Americas started this device recall on 8 Jan 2016. The firm address in the FDA record is in Center Valley, PA. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 73059 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 10 Feb 2016. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 9 Jan 2017.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
US Nationwide Distribution except PR
Recalling firm
Olympus Corporation of the Americas, Center Valley, PA.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
1 product record in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-0757-2016 | Olympus TJF-Q180V flexible gastrointestinal Duodenoscope Product Usage: This instrument has been designed to be used with an Olympus video system center, light source, documentation equipment, monitors, EndoTherapy accessories, and other ancillary equipment for endoscopy and endoscopic surgery within the duodenum. | 4436 | Class II | Terminated | 10 Feb 2016 |
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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2016
- 1,232
- Share of these events in Class II
- 91%
- Product records in this event
- 1Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 141
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-0757-2016The FDA record of the first product of this event.
- FDA: recalls, market withdrawals and safety alertsThe recall notices on the FDA site.
- FDA MedWatchThe FDA safety reporting program for drugs and medical devices.
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Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 73059. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/73059/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA device enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
US Nationwide Distribution except PR
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 73059?
- The FDA record gives this quantity:
4436
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2016 have the same class?
- 91% of the 1,232 device events that started in 2016 are in Class II.