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Event 98454

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

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
February 25, 2026
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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7 official enforcement rows

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device · product 1 of 7

Brand Name: Olympus Everest Bipolar Cutting Forceps, 5 mm 33 cm Product Name: Everest Bipolar Cutting Forceps Model/Catalog Number: 3005 Product Description: The OLYMPUS Everest Bipolar Cutting Forceps are intended to be passed through a 5 mm cannula. Coagulation is achieved using electrosurgical energy under visualization. The device is intended to be used with the bipolar outputs of compatible generators.

Z-1638-2026
Recall number
Z-1638-2026
Initiated
February 25, 2026
Classification
Class II
Status
Ongoing
Quantity
106 units

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Olympus identified that the Cutting Forceps contain components for which the supplier did not adequately validate the welding process. Defective welds can result in the Cutting Forceps' jaw breaking during clinical use.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Nonconforming Material/Component

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Reason for recall

Olympus identified that the Cutting Forceps contain components for which the supplier did not adequately validate the welding process. Defective welds can result in the Cutting Forceps' jaw breaking during clinical use.

Code information

Model: 3005; UDI: 00821925035881; Lot Number: All unexpired

Distribution pattern

Worldwide - US Nationwide and the countries of Canada, Mexico, EU, Australia, China, Singapore, Korea, Japan.

device · product 2 of 7

Brand Name: Olympus Everest Bipolar Cutting Forceps w/Cord, 5mm 33 cm Product Name: Everest Bipolar Cutting Forceps Model/Catalog Number: 3006 Product Description: The OLYMPUS Everest Bipolar Cutting Forceps are intended to be passed through a 5 mm cannula. Coagulation is achieved using electrosurgical energy under visualization. The device is intended to be used with the bipolar outputs of compatible generators.

Z-1639-2026
Recall number
Z-1639-2026
Initiated
February 25, 2026
Classification
Class II
Status
Ongoing
Quantity
164 units

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Olympus identified that the Cutting Forceps contain components for which the supplier did not adequately validate the welding process. Defective welds can result in the Cutting Forceps' jaw breaking during clinical use.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Nonconforming Material/Component

Compare all device evidence states

Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

Olympus identified that the Cutting Forceps contain components for which the supplier did not adequately validate the welding process. Defective welds can result in the Cutting Forceps' jaw breaking during clinical use.

Code information

Model: 3006; UDI: 00821925035898; Lot Numbers: All unexpired;

Distribution pattern

Worldwide - US Nationwide and the countries of Canada, Mexico, EU, Australia, China, Singapore, Korea, Japan.

device · product 3 of 7

Brand Name: Olympus PK Cutting Forceps, 5mm 33cm Product Name: PK Cutting Forceps Model/Catalog Number: PK-CF0533 Product Description: An assembly of devices intended to generate and apply radio-frequency (RF) alternating current to soft tissues for cutting and coagulation during an endoscopic or open surgical procedure.

Z-1640-2026
Recall number
Z-1640-2026
Initiated
February 25, 2026
Classification
Class II
Status
Ongoing
Quantity
444 units

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Olympus identified that the Cutting Forceps contain components for which the supplier did not adequately validate the welding process. Defective welds can result in the Cutting Forceps' jaw breaking during clinical use.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Nonconforming Material/Component

Compare all device evidence states

Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

Olympus identified that the Cutting Forceps contain components for which the supplier did not adequately validate the welding process. Defective welds can result in the Cutting Forceps' jaw breaking during clinical use.

Code information

Model: PK-CF0533; UDI: 00821925035867; Lot Numbers: All unexpired;

Distribution pattern

Worldwide - US Nationwide and the countries of Canada, Mexico, EU, Australia, China, Singapore, Korea, Japan.

device · product 4 of 7

Brand Name: Olympus HALO PKS Cutting Forceps, 5mm 33cm Product Name: HALO PKS Cutting Forceps Model/Catalog Number: HACF0533 Product Description: The HALO PKS Cutting Forceps are intended to be passed through a 5 mm laparoscopic cannula. Coagulation is achieved using electrosurgical energy under laparoscopic visualization. The device is intended to be used with the Gyrus ACMI G400 Workstation only.

Z-1641-2026
Recall number
Z-1641-2026
Initiated
February 25, 2026
Classification
Class II
Status
Ongoing
Quantity
2648 units

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Olympus identified that the Cutting Forceps contain components for which the supplier did not adequately validate the welding process. Defective welds can result in the Cutting Forceps' jaw breaking during clinical use.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Nonconforming Material/Component

Compare all device evidence states

Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

Olympus identified that the Cutting Forceps contain components for which the supplier did not adequately validate the welding process. Defective welds can result in the Cutting Forceps' jaw breaking during clinical use.

Code information

Model: HACF0533; UDI: 00821925036390; Lot Numbers: All unexpired;

Distribution pattern

Worldwide - US Nationwide and the countries of Canada, Mexico, EU, Australia, China, Singapore, Korea, Japan.

device · product 5 of 7

Brand Name: Olympus PKS Cutting Forceps, 5mm 33cm Product Name: PKS Cutting Forceps Model/Catalog Number: 3005PK Product Description: The PKS Cutting Forceps are intended to be passed through a 5mm cannula. Coagulation is achieved using electrosurgical energy under visualization. The device is intended to be used with the PKS electrical generator.

Z-1642-2026
Recall number
Z-1642-2026
Initiated
February 25, 2026
Classification
Class II
Status
Ongoing
Quantity
93 units

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Olympus identified that the Cutting Forceps contain components for which the supplier did not adequately validate the welding process. Defective welds can result in the Cutting Forceps' jaw breaking during clinical use.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Nonconforming Material/Component

Compare all device evidence states

Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

Olympus identified that the Cutting Forceps contain components for which the supplier did not adequately validate the welding process. Defective welds can result in the Cutting Forceps' jaw breaking during clinical use.

Code information

Model: 3005PK; UDI: 00821925036000; Lot Numbers: All unexpired;

Distribution pattern

Worldwide - US Nationwide and the countries of Canada, Mexico, EU, Australia, China, Singapore, Korea, Japan.

device · product 6 of 7

Brand Name: Olympus PKS Cutting Forceps w/Cord, 5mm 24cm Product Name: PKS Cutting Forceps Model/Catalog Number: 920000PK Product Description: The PKS Cutting Forceps are intended to be passed through a 5mm cannula. Coagulation is achieved using electrosurgical energy under visualization. The device is intended to be used with the PKS electrical generator.

Z-1643-2026
Recall number
Z-1643-2026
Initiated
February 25, 2026
Classification
Class II
Status
Ongoing
Quantity
7 units

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Olympus identified that the Cutting Forceps contain components for which the supplier did not adequately validate the welding process. Defective welds can result in the Cutting Forceps' jaw breaking during clinical use.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Nonconforming Material/Component

Compare all device evidence states

Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

Olympus identified that the Cutting Forceps contain components for which the supplier did not adequately validate the welding process. Defective welds can result in the Cutting Forceps' jaw breaking during clinical use.

Code information

Model: 920000PK; UDI: 00821925038080; Lot Numbers: All unexpired;

Distribution pattern

Worldwide - US Nationwide and the countries of Canada, Mexico, EU, Australia, China, Singapore, Korea, Japan.

device · product 7 of 7

Brand Name: Olympus PKS Cutting Forceps, 5mm 33cm Product Name: PKS Cutting Forceps Model/Catalog Number: 920005PK Product Description: The PKS Cutting Forceps are intended to be passed through a 5mm cannula. Coagulation is achieved using electrosurgical energy under visualization. The device is intended to be used with the PKS electrical generator.

Z-1644-2026
Recall number
Z-1644-2026
Initiated
February 25, 2026
Classification
Class II
Status
Ongoing
Quantity
326 units

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Olympus identified that the Cutting Forceps contain components for which the supplier did not adequately validate the welding process. Defective welds can result in the Cutting Forceps' jaw breaking during clinical use.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Nonconforming Material/Component

Compare all device evidence states

Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

Olympus identified that the Cutting Forceps contain components for which the supplier did not adequately validate the welding process. Defective welds can result in the Cutting Forceps' jaw breaking during clinical use.

Code information

Model: 920005PK; UDI: 00821925036178; Lot Numbers: All unexpired;

Distribution pattern

Worldwide - US Nationwide and the countries of Canada, Mexico, EU, Australia, China, Singapore, Korea, Japan.