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Event 93785

1 recalled-product record grouped only because every row carries this exact official event ID.

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
December 11, 2023
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Ongoing
Recalling firm wording
Olympus Corporation of the Americas

Dossier provenance

Source snapshots represented here

  • openFDA Device Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.
  • openFDA Device Recall event_date_initiated coverage June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026

Enforcement coverage uses report dates; product initiation dates can precede those bounds. Device-enrichment coverage uses FDA event_date_initiated.

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device · product 1 of 1

Olympus/Gyrus Paparrela-Type Vent Tube 1.02MM, Silicone, Sterile- to ventilate the middle ear subsequent to otitis media Model: 240044

Z-1004-2024
Recall number
Z-1004-2024
Initiated
December 11, 2023
Classification
Class II
Status
Ongoing
Quantity
600 units

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
The expiration date is missing from the primary (inner) packaging. The secondary (outer) box label correctly states the expiration date of February 12, 2033, for this lot

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

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Reason for recall

The expiration date is missing from the primary (inner) packaging. The secondary (outer) box label correctly states the expiration date of February 12, 2033, for this lot

Code information

UDI: 00821925031913 Lot Number: SM280573

Distribution pattern

Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Australia.