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Device product

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

February 25, 2026

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Olympus Corporation of the Americas
Event
Event 98454
Status
Ongoing
Classification
Class II
Quantity
444 units
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-1640-2026

Official wording

Reason: 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.

Derived failure modes

  • 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.