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Device product

Brand Name: Single Use Electrosurgical Knife KD-645 Product Name: Olympus Single Use Electrosurgical Knife KD-645 Model/Catalog Number: KD-645L Product Description: An electrosurgical device consisting of a handpiece with mechanical and/or electrical controls, and a monopolar electrode, intended to deliver a current from a system generator directly to tissues for cutting/coagulation/ablation during endoscopic (including laparoscopic, arthroscopic) surgery.

Z-1223-2026

February 17, 2024

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Olympus Corporation of the Americas
Event
Event 98007
Status
Ongoing
Classification
Class II
Quantity
3361 units
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-1223-2026

Official wording

Reason: A deterioration of the cutting knife, including overheating and burning, can contribute to tip breakage during use.

Code information: Model/Catalog Number: KD-645L UDI: 04953170407857 Lot Number(s): 2ZK, 31K, 32K, 33K, 35K, 3XK, 3YK, 3ZK, 42K, 43K, 44K, 45K, 46K, 47K, 48K, 49K, 4XK, 4YK, 4ZK, 51K, 52K, 53K, 54K, 55K, 56K, 57K, 58K, 59K

Distribution pattern: US Nationwide distribution.

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    A deterioration of the cutting knife, including overheating and burning, can contribute to tip breakage during use.