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Visera imaging system – hysterovideoscope

Official notice

4 Aug 2023

Last checked

4 Aug 2023

Medium riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Visera imaging system – hysterovideoscope. Manufacturer notification to highlight the following changes: 1. Change conditions for ethylene oxide (EtO) gas sterilization from 12% EtO to 100% EtO. 2. Reusable cleaning brush are no longer compatible for the manual cleaning. Single use brushes remain compatible and are the recommended choice. Insufficient reprocessing, potentially resulting in contamination with/without subsequent infection, may result when device is utilized in medical procedures where the end user (health care facility) has not implemented these newly revised instructions for use. Recall start date: July 24, 2023 Published 2023-08-04.

What to do now

Contact the manufacturer if you require additional information.

Recall number

74065

Official notice

2023-08-04

The hazard

Manufacturer notification to highlight the following changes: 1. Change conditions for ethylene oxide (EtO) gas sterilization from 12% EtO to 100% EtO. 2. Reusable cleaning brush are no longer compatible for the manual cleaning. Single use brushes remain compatible and are the recommended choice. Insufficient reprocessing, potentially resulting in contamination with/without subsequent infection, may result when device is utilized in medical procedures where the end user (health care facility) has not implemented these newly revised instructions for use. Recall start date: July 24, 2023

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Recall Numbers

74065

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Affected products

Product 1

Affected products - Visera Imaging System – Hysterovideoscope, Lot or serial number - More than 10 numbers, contact manufacturer., Model or catalog number - HYF-V

Risk / hazard

Manufacturer notification to highlight the following changes: 1. Change conditions for ethylene oxide (EtO) gas sterilization from 12% EtO to 100% EtO. 2. Reusable cleaning brush are no longer compatible for the manual cleaning. Single use brushes remain compatible and are the recommended choice. Insufficient reprocessing, potentially resulting in contamination with/without subsequent infection, may result when device is utilized in medical procedures where the end user (health care facility) has not implemented these newly revised instructions for use. Recall start date: July 24, 2023

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, Visera Imaging System – Hysterovideoscope.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

HOME

Classification

Type II

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

74065

Classification

Type II

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

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