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THUNDERBEAT, 5MM, 45CM, Front-actuated Grip Type S Model: TB-0545FCS Indicated for open, laparoscopic (including sing... — FDA record Z-0109-2024
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 12, 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
- THUNDERBEAT, 5MM, 45CM, Front-actuated Grip Type S Model: TB-0545FCS Indicated for open, laparoscopic (including single-site surgery) general surgery and gynecological surgery (including urologic, thoracic, plastic and reconstructive, bowel resections, cholecystectomies, Nissen fundoplication, adhesiolysis, oophorectomy, hysterectomies (both vaginal assisted and abdominal) etc) and endoscopic surgery or in any procedure in which cutting, vessel ligation (sealing and cutting), coagulation, grasping, and dissection is performed
- Reason
- Thunderbeats blue seal button may remain in the engaged position after the button is released and not immediately return to a neutral position may result in prolonged surgery
- Classification
- Class II
- Recalling firm
- Olympus Corporation of the Americas
- Quantity
- 271 units
- Agency-reported status
- Ongoing
- Source record identifier
- Z-0109-2024
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: 4953170409684 Lot Numbers: KR310806 KR310809 KR313734 KR319658 KR326619 KR326628 KR333661 Lots Added January 11, 2024: KR310806 KR310809 KR333661 KR342666 |
Match all identifying details in the current notice. A brand name alone is not enough.
Distribution
US Nationwide distribution.
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Dates in the source
- Report date
- Oct 18, 2023
- Recall initiation date
- Sep 12, 2023
- Center classification date
- Oct 12, 2023
FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable.