Z-2269-2018 Class II Terminated

Recalled by Olympus Corporation Of The Americas — Center Valley, PA

FDA device recall Z-2269-2018 was initiated by Olympus Corporation Of The Americas on May 11, 2018 and is designated Class II. Reason for recall: Issuance of validated, new reprocessing procedures. This corrective action is being undertaken as a result of ongoing manufacturer and FDA activities relating to reported patient infections… The recall status is terminated (terminated May 5, 2020). Affected quantity: 994.

Recall Details

Product Type
Devices
Report Date
Jun 27, 2018
Initiation Date
May 11, 2018
Termination Date
May 5, 2020
Voluntary/Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Product Quantity
994

Product Description

Olympus JF-140F duodenoscopes (Model NumberJF-140F)

Reason for Recall

Issuance of validated, new reprocessing procedures. This corrective action is being undertaken as a result of ongoing manufacturer and FDA activities relating to reported patient infections associated with duodenoscopes. The new cleaning procedure requires additional recess flushing and forceps elevator raising/lowering steps during precleaning, manual cleaning and manual disinfection.

Distribution Pattern

Nationwide

Code Information

All

Source

Dataset
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FDA record
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openFDA file date
Oct 23, 2026
Loaded by RegDataLab
Oct 26, 2026

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