Olympus Corporation of the Americas recall records

323 reported ongoing

327 records in this archive. Latest source date Aug 18, 2026.

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Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; check FSIS directly. Source coverage and dates.

Records and reported status

FDA device enforcement

The Air/Water Valve is provided/used with the following Endoscopes: ULTRASONIC GASTROFIBERSCOPE, ULTRASONIC GASTROVIDEOSCOPE, ULTRASONIC COLONOVIDEOSCOPE: GF-UC140P-AL5, GF-UCT1...

The air/water valve MAJ-1444 used with OER-Pro and OER-Elite may become damaged and result in loss of the one-way valve functionality by repeated automated endoscope reprocessing in Olympus OER machines, causing body fluid could backflow into the air/water ...

Class IIReported ongoing

Distribution: US Nationwide distribution.

Official source for The Air/Water Valve is provided/used with the following Endoscopes: ULTRASONIC GASTROFIBERSCOPE, ...

Reasons in these listed records

  • Complaint of endoscope model becoming lodged in the endotracheal tube connector due to diameter being too large.
  • IFU labeling is being updated to revise EtO gas mixture and elimination of reusable cleaning brushes.
  • The air/water valve MAJ-1444 used with OER-Pro and OER-Elite may become damaged and result in loss of the one-way valve functionality by repeated automated endoscope reprocessing in Olympus OER machines, causing body fluid could backflow into the air/water channel of the ultra...
  • There have been complaints of endobronchial combustion during therapeutic laser procedures with the bronchoscope.

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