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Medical device recalls 2020

Olympus Pleuravideoscope — Class II medical device recall Z-1762-2020

Terminated recall by Olympus Corporation of the Americas, reported 2020-04-29, distributed nationwide. There was no data to validate that the identified endo-therapy devices were compatible with certain pleuravide

Recall numberZ-1762-2020
Product typeMedical device
ClassificationClass II
StatusTerminated
Voluntary or mandatedVoluntary
Recalling firmOlympus Corporation of the Americas, Center Valley, PA, United States
Recall initiated2020-03-23
Classified2020-04-22
Reported by FDA2020-04-29
Terminated2021-11-30
DistributedNationwide (US)
Quantity265 total
Model numbersLTF-160

Product

Olympus Pleuravideoscope, Model LTF-160

Reason for recall

There was no data to validate that the identified endo-therapy devices were compatible with certain pleuravideoscope models. Updated Operations Manuals are being provided.

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-1762-2020. 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.