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Brand Name: Single Use Electrosurgical Knife KD-645 Product Name: Olympus Single Use Electrosurgical Knife KD-645 Mod... — FDA record Z-1223-2026
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 Feb 17, 2024. 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
- 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.
- Reason
- A deterioration of the cutting knife, including overheating and burning, can contribute to tip breakage during use.
- Classification
- Class II
- Recalling firm
- Olympus Corporation of the Americas
- Quantity
- 3361 units
- Agency-reported status
- Ongoing
- Source record identifier
- Z-1223-2026
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 | 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 |
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
- Feb 11, 2026
- Recall initiation date
- Feb 17, 2024
- Center classification date
- Jan 30, 2026
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.