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Uropass ureteral access sheath

Official notice

18 Oct 2024

CriticalHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Uropass ureteral access sheath. Olympus conducted an investigation after receiving complaints reporting broken dilator tips in the package and in patients during surgical procedures. The investigation determined that exposing the Uropass product to ultraviolet ("UV") radiation can cause brittleness of the device dilator tip, which may lead to breakage. Since April 2023, Olympus has received 2 adverse event complaints reporting broken Uropass dilator tips for devices still within their shelf life. Recall start date: October 4, 2024 Published 2024-10-18.

What to do now

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Recall number

76357

Official notice

2024-10-18

The hazard

Olympus conducted an investigation after receiving complaints reporting broken dilator tips in the package and in patients during surgical procedures. The investigation determined that exposing the Uropass product to ultraviolet ("UV") radiation can cause brittleness of the device dilator tip, which may lead to breakage. Since April 2023, Olympus has received 2 adverse event complaints reporting broken Uropass dilator tips for devices still within their shelf life. Recall start date: October 4, 2024

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Recall Numbers

76357

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Affected products

Product 1

Affected products - Uropass Ureteral Access Sheath, Lot or serial number - 61038BX 61054BX 61146BX 61246BX 61138BX 61324BX 61024BX 61046BX 61254BX 61154BX 61346BX 61354BX 61124BX 61238BX 61224BX 61338BX, Model or catalogue number - Not applicable.

Risk / hazard

Olympus conducted an investigation after receiving complaints reporting broken dilator tips in the package and in patients during surgical procedures. The investigation determined that exposing the Uropass product to ultraviolet ("UV") radiation can cause brittleness of the device dilator tip, which may lead to breakage. Since April 2023, Olympus has received 2 adverse event complaints reporting broken Uropass dilator tips for devices still within their shelf life. Recall start date: October 4, 2024

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: Gyrus Acmi, Uropass Ureteral Access Sheath.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

HOME

Classification

Type II

App estimate

critical

Recall details

Recall number

76357

Classification

Type II

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

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