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Olympus medical pk pks everest cutting forceps

Official notice

17 Mar 2026

MediumHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Olympus medical pk pks everest cutting forceps. Olympus identified inadequate supplier welding validation on several 5 mm cutting forceps models, which may cause jaw breakage during clinical use. Due to this defect, Olympus is requesting customers to return all affected products to prevent potential safety risks and ensure proper device performance. Published 2026-03-17.

What to do now

Contact the manufacturer if you require additional information.

Recall number

81739

Official notice

2026-03-17

The hazard

Olympus identified inadequate supplier welding validation on several 5 mm cutting forceps models, which may cause jaw breakage during clinical use. Due to this defect, Olympus is requesting customers to return all affected products to prevent potential safety risks and ensure proper device performance.

How to check if you're affected

Compare the product name and identifiers below with the item you own. Follow the official notice if they match.

Skus

920005PK, 3005, PK-CF0533, HACF0533

Other

RA RA-81739

Model Numbers

920005PK, 3005, PK-CF0533, HACF0533

Recall Numbers

81739

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Affected products

Product 1

Lot or serial number - More than 10 numbers, contact manufacturer., Model or catalogue number - 920005PK

Product 2

Lot or serial number - More than 10 numbers, contact manufacturer., Model or catalogue number - 3005

Product 3

Lot or serial number - More than 10 numbers, contact manufacturer., Model or catalogue number - PK-CF0533

Product 4

Lot or serial number - More than 10 numbers, contact manufacturer., Model or catalogue number - HACF0533

Risk / hazard

Olympus identified inadequate supplier welding validation on several 5 mm cutting forceps models, which may cause jaw breakage during clinical use. Due to this defect, Olympus is requesting customers to return all affected products to prevent potential safety risks and ensure proper device performance.

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.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

beta

Category

HOME

Classification

Type II

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

81739

Classification

Type II

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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