Events

Recall of Olympus - Working element (Germany)

According to New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, this recall involved a device in New Zealand that was produced by Olympus Winter & Ibe GmbH.

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    21943
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-09-07
  • Event Country
    New Zealand
  • Event Source
    NZMMDSA
  • Event Source URL
    https://medsafe.govt.nz/hot/Recalls/RecallSearch.asp
  • Notes / Alerts
    Data from New Zealand is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and New Zealand.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Recalling Organisation: Olympus (NZ) Ltd, 15D Paul Matthews Road, Albany, Auckland
  • Reason
    The manufacturer owi has received complaints about fragments of adhesive which detached from the inside of the working channel for the a20977a cystoscopy bridge two way, a20976a cystoscopy bridge one way and a20975a working insert albarran, with ramp, one way.
  • Action
    Product to be exchanged

Device

Olympus - Working element (Germany)

Manufacturer

Olympus Winter & Ibe GmbH