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Evis exera iii duodenovideoscope

Official notice

22 May 2025

MediumHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Evis exera iii duodenovideoscope. Olympus is conducting this recall following recent post-market surveillance data suggesting a possible association of higher microbial contamination levels from TJF duodenoscopes when manual cleaning was delayed beyond one hour and a presoak was performed, compared to those TJF duodenoscopes where manual cleaning began within one hour after patient procedure. The reprocessing manual for the TJF-Q190V has been updated to remove the presoak step and includes instructions that require manual cleaning to begin within one hour after patient procedure for the TJF duodenoscope. Recall start date: May 9, 2025 Published 2025-05-22.

What to do now

Contact the manufacturer if you require additional information.

Recall number

77487

Official notice

2025-05-22

The hazard

Olympus is conducting this recall following recent post-market surveillance data suggesting a possible association of higher microbial contamination levels from TJF duodenoscopes when manual cleaning was delayed beyond one hour and a presoak was performed, compared to those TJF duodenoscopes where manual cleaning began within one hour after patient procedure. The reprocessing manual for the TJF-Q190V has been updated to remove the presoak step and includes instructions that require manual cleaning to begin within one hour after patient procedure for the TJF duodenoscope. Recall start date: May 9, 2025

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Recall Numbers

77487

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Affected products

Product 1

Affected products - EVIS EXERA III Duodenovideoscope, Lot or serial number - All lots., Model or catalogue number - TJF-Q190V

Risk / hazard

Olympus is conducting this recall following recent post-market surveillance data suggesting a possible association of higher microbial contamination levels from TJF duodenoscopes when manual cleaning was delayed beyond one hour and a presoak was performed, compared to those TJF duodenoscopes where manual cleaning began within one hour after patient procedure. The reprocessing manual for the TJF-Q190V has been updated to remove the presoak step and includes instructions that require manual cleaning to begin within one hour after patient procedure for the TJF duodenoscope. Recall start date: May 9, 2025

Where it was sold

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

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Olympus Medical, Evis Exera Iii Duodenovideoscope.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

HOME

Classification

Type II

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

77487

Classification

Type II

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

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