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Olympus High-Flow Insufflation Unit, Model UHI-4. For laparoscopic surgery. — FDA record Z-0075-2024
Reported ongoing
Status as reported in the agency record. FDA warns that enforcement status may not track the current recall lifecycle; check the current official notice.
Source date Sep 22, 2023. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.
Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; check FSIS directly. Source coverage and dates.
What the record says
- Product
- Olympus High-Flow Insufflation Unit, Model UHI-4. For laparoscopic surgery.
- Reason
- There have been reports of patients suffering arrhythmias, reported as short cardiac arrests, during surgical procedures where UHI-4s were used. These events may have been due to an over insufflation of the abdominal cavity resulting from use of the UHI-4 during the procedures.
- Classification
- Class I
- Recalling firm
- Olympus Corporation of the Americas
- Quantity
- 3136 units
- Agency-reported status
- Ongoing
- Source record identifier
- Z-0075-2024
What the recall classes mean. Classification is an agency assessment, not individual medical advice.
Lot and product identifiers
| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
|---|---|
| Lot, code or applicability | UDI-DI: 04953170324147; All Serial Numbers |
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Dates in the source
- Report date
- Oct 25, 2023
- Recall initiation date
- Sep 22, 2023
- Center classification date
- Oct 18, 2023
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