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Medical device recalls 2023

EVIS EXERA III Colonovideoscope-For endoscopy and endoscopic surgery… — Class II medical device recall Z-1132-2023

Ongoing recall by Olympus Corporation of the Americas, reported 2023-02-22, distributed nationwide. A single CF-Q180AL colonovideoscope was utilized in a veterinary endoscopy procedure in advance of being assig

Recall numberZ-1132-2023
Product typeMedical device
ClassificationClass II
StatusOngoing
Voluntary or mandatedVoluntary
Recalling firmOlympus Corporation of the Americas, Center Valley, PA, United States
Recall initiated2022-12-21
Classified2023-02-13
Reported by FDA2023-02-22
DistributedNationwide (US)
Quantity1 units
Reason classesmicrobial contamination
UPC / GTIN / UDI-DI04953170202315
Serial numbers2807443, CF-Q180AL

Product

EVIS EXERA III Colonovideoscope-For endoscopy and endoscopic surgery within the lower digestive tract (including the anus, rectum, sigmoid colon, colon, and ileocecal valve) Model/Serial: CF-Q180AL

Reason for recall

A single CF-Q180AL colonovideoscope was utilized in a veterinary endoscopy procedure in advance of being assigned to a medical facility as a service loaner in error, potential for microbial contamination

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-1132-2023. 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.