Device recall: Brand Name: Olympus Single Use Electrosurgical Snare SD-400 Product Name: Single Use Electrosurgical Snare…
Class II FDA enforcement event 97733. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Ongoing.
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Sterility compromised from small holes that may occur during packaging of the device pouches into the shelf carton and/or during transportation of the shelf carton.
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 6 Oct 2025. The firm address in the FDA record is in Center Valley, PA. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 97733 has 2 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 19 Nov 2025. The record gives the status Ongoing.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of GU, and MP.
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
2 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-0482-2026 | Brand Name: Olympus Single Use Electrosurgical Snare SD-400 Product Name: Single Use Electrosurgical Snare Model/Catalog Number: SD-400U-10 Product Description: These instruments have been designed to be used with an Olympus endoscope for the removal and/or cauterization of diminutive polyps, sessile polyps,… | 48208 units | Class II | Ongoing | 19 Nov 2025 |
| Z-0483-2026 | Brand Name: Olympus Single Use Single Use Electrosurgical Snare SD-400 Product Name: Single Use Single Use Electrosurgical Snare Model/Catalog Number: SD-U400U-15 Product Description: These instruments have been designed to be used with an Olympus endoscope for the removal and/or cauterization of diminutive polyps,… | 18174 units | Class II | Ongoing | 19 Nov 2025 |
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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2025
- 945
- Share of these events in Class II
- 85%
- Product records in this event
- 2Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 141
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-0482-2026The 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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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 97733. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/97733/. 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:
Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of GU, and MP.
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 97733?
- The event has 2 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
48208 units
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2025 have the same class?
- 85% of the 945 device events that started in 2025 are in Class II.