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OER-Elite Endoscope Reprocessor-for use in cleaning and high-level disinfection of heat sensitive Olympus flexible en... — FDA record Z-0638-2022
Reported terminated
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 Dec 13, 2021. 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
- OER-Elite Endoscope Reprocessor-for use in cleaning and high-level disinfection of heat sensitive Olympus flexible endoscopes, their accessories, and endoscope reprocessor accessories
- Reason
- The detergent and alcohol tank tubing may have been incorrectly assembled in the OER-Elite. If the tubing is incorrectly assembled, alcohol will be dispensed instead of detergent for the cleaning cycle and detergent will be dispensed instead of alcohol for the alcohol cycle, resulting in a ineffective endoscope reprocessing and patient exposure to residual detergent
- Classification
- Class II
- Recalling firm
- Olympus Corporation of the Americas
- Quantity
- 295 units
- Agency-reported status
- Terminated
- Source record identifier
- Z-0638-2022
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 | All serial numbers. UDI: 04953170404047 |
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Distribution
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Dates in the source
- Report date
- Feb 23, 2022
- Recall initiation date
- Dec 13, 2021
- Center classification date
- Feb 11, 2022
- Termination date
- Dec 26, 2023
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