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Event 94173

2 recalled-product records grouped only because every row carries this exact official event ID.

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
March 01, 2024
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 2

Olympus Triangle Tip Electrosurgical Knives- to be used with Olympus endoscopes and electrosurgical units to cut tissue using high-frequency current within the upper digestive tract Model: KD-640L

Z-1547-2024
Recall number
Z-1547-2024
Initiated
March 01, 2024
Classification
Class II
Status
Ongoing
Quantity
4507 units

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Due to increase in complaints for the KD-640L and KD-645L Triangle Tip Electrosurgical Knives breaking off during use -issuing reminder to users to utilize the electrosurgical knife in accordance with the Instructions for Use, which details critical specifications regarding electrosurgical unit compatibility and output due to reports of serious injury

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

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Use error

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Reason for recall

Due to increase in complaints for the KD-640L and KD-645L Triangle Tip Electrosurgical Knives breaking off during use -issuing reminder to users to utilize the electrosurgical knife in accordance with the Instructions for Use, which details critical specifications regarding electrosurgical unit compatibility and output due to reports of serious injury

Code information

UDI-DI: 04953170208423 All lots numbers

Distribution pattern

Nationwide

device · product 2 of 2

Olympus Triangle Tip Electrosurgical Knives- to be used with Olympus endoscopes and electrosurgical units to cut tissue using high-frequency current within the upper digestive tract Model: KD-645L

Z-1548-2024
Recall number
Z-1548-2024
Initiated
March 01, 2024
Classification
Class II
Status
Ongoing
Quantity
2525 units

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Due to increase in complaints for the KD-640L and KD-645L Triangle Tip Electrosurgical Knives breaking off during use -issuing reminder to users to utilize the electrosurgical knife in accordance with the Instructions for Use, which details critical specifications regarding electrosurgical unit compatibility and output due to reports of serious injury

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Use error

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Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

Due to increase in complaints for the KD-640L and KD-645L Triangle Tip Electrosurgical Knives breaking off during use -issuing reminder to users to utilize the electrosurgical knife in accordance with the Instructions for Use, which details critical specifications regarding electrosurgical unit compatibility and output due to reports of serious injury

Code information

UDI-DI: - 04953170407857 All lots numbers

Distribution pattern

Nationwide