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Everest cutting forceps

Official notice

18 Sept 2024

Last checked

18 Sept 2024

Critical riskHealth Canada
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An official Health Canada notice concerns Everest cutting forceps. Olympus has received 15 complaints during the December 2018 - December 2023 timeframe from customers indicating fractures and breakages in packaging trays and Tyvek covers which may lead to a sterility breach. The root cause of the broken trays is related to a packaging change. Olympus has received no reports of adverse events related to the identified issue. Recall Start Date: July 2, 2024 Published 2024-09-18.

What to do now

Contact the manufacturer if you require additional information.

Recall number

76047

Official notice

2024-09-18

The hazard

Olympus has received 15 complaints during the December 2018 - December 2023 timeframe from customers indicating fractures and breakages in packaging trays and Tyvek covers which may lead to a sterility breach. The root cause of the broken trays is related to a packaging change. Olympus has received no reports of adverse events related to the identified issue. Recall Start Date: July 2, 2024

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Recall Numbers

76047

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Affected products

Product 1

Affected products - Everest Cutting Forceps, Lot or serial number - FR204443 FR176934 FR246906 FR305512 FR215026 FR141534 FR165250, Model or catalog number - 3005

Risk / hazard

Olympus has received 15 complaints during the December 2018 - December 2023 timeframe from customers indicating fractures and breakages in packaging trays and Tyvek covers which may lead to a sterility breach. The root cause of the broken trays is related to a packaging change. Olympus has received no reports of adverse events related to the identified issue. Recall Start Date: July 2, 2024

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected vehicles were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Brand

Gyrus Acmi, Everest Cutting Forceps

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Gyrus Acmi, Everest Cutting Forceps.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

HOME

Classification

Type II

App estimate

critical

Recall details

Recall number

76047

Classification

Type II

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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