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Medical device recalls 2023

Hysterofiberscope-For endoscopic diagnosis within the uterus — Class II medical device recall Z-0337-2024

Ongoing recall by Aizu Olympus Co., Ltd., reported 2023-11-29, distributed nationwide. Channel air drying process was not validated, and that a small percentage of scopes returned to customers afte

Recall numberZ-0337-2024
Product typeMedical device
ClassificationClass II
StatusOngoing
Voluntary or mandatedVoluntary
Recalling firmAizu Olympus Co., Ltd., Aizuwakamatsu, N/A, Japan
Recall initiated2023-09-25
Classified2023-11-17
Reported by FDA2023-11-29
DistributedNationwide (US)
Quantity16 units
UPC / GTIN / UDI-DI04953170340178

Product

Hysterofiberscope-For endoscopic diagnosis within the uterus. Model Number: HYF-XP.

Reason for recall

Channel air drying process was not validated, and that a small percentage of scopes returned to customers after repair had a wet channel. Water remaining in the channel of the endoscopes has the potential for contamination that could lead to the risk of infection

Machine access

This record, with every extracted code, the verbatim FDA record and provenance, is available from the recall API: GET https://api.data.aroqon.com/v1/recalls/Z-0337-2024. Look up any UPC, UDI, NDC or lot with /v1/recalls/lookup?code=…. API docs · free and paid keys.

Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration enforcement report via openFDA (CC0). Structured by Data Foundry (recall-structuring@2); last changed 2026-09-26. Not affiliated with or endorsed by FDA. Not medical or legal advice.