Brand Name: Olympus Thunderbeat Front-Actuated Grip Type S Hand… — Class II medical device recall Z-0997-2025
Ongoing recall by Olympus Corporation of the Americas, reported 2025-01-29, distributed nationwide. The probe tips of the hand instruments are being damaged or breaking including pad damage and detachment.
| Recall number | Z-0997-2025 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Medical device |
| Classification | Class II |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Voluntary or mandated | Voluntary |
| Recalling firm | Olympus Corporation of the Americas, Center Valley, PA, United States |
| Recall initiated | 2024-11-25 |
| Classified | 2025-01-21 |
| Reported by FDA | 2025-01-29 |
| Distributed | Nationwide (US) |
| Countries outside the US | AT, AU, BD, BE, BG, BO, BR, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CR, CY, CZ, DE, DK, DO, DZ, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GH, GR, GT, HK, HN, HR, HU, ID, IE, IL, IN, IS, IT, JO, JP, KE, KR, KW, LK, LT, LU, LV, MA, MX, MY, NG, NL, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PH, PK, PL, PT, PY, QA, RO, RS, SA, SE, SG, SI, SK, TH, TN, TR, UA, UY, VN, ZA |
| Quantity | 54,500 units |
| Reason classes | device malfunction |
| UPC / GTIN / UDI-DI | 04953170383540 |
| Model numbers | TB-0535FCS |
Product
Brand Name: Olympus Thunderbeat Front-Actuated Grip Type S Hand Instrument Product Name: THUNDERBEAT 5 mm,35 cm ,Front-actuated Grip Type S Model Number: TB-0535FCS Catalog Number/Product Code: N5423630 Software Version: N/A Product Description: Thunderbeat instrument is a sterile, single use item which is intended to be used with the Ultrasonic Generator (USG-400), the Electrosurgical Generator (WSG-400), and the Thunderbeat Transducer, (TD-TB400).
Reason for recall
The probe tips of the hand instruments are being damaged or breaking including pad damage and detachment.
Machine access
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