FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Olympus Corporation of the Americas: OER-Pro Endoscope Reprocessor, Endoscope washer/disinfector
- Recall number
- Z-0138-2017
- Recalling firm
- Olympus Corporation of the Americas
- Product
- OER-Pro Endoscope Reprocessor, Endoscope washer/disinfector
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2016-06-23
- Posted
- 2016-10-19
- Terminated
- 2017-01-26
- Reason
- New warning requiring Users to conduct duodenoscope precleaning and manual cleaning even when using an Automated Endoscope Reprocessor (AER) that has instructions that may indicate a user could forego certain steps in precleaning and manual cleaning of the endoscopes.
- Root cause
- Under Investigation by firm
- Action
- Olympus America Inc. (OAI) mailed a letter to customers informing them that they are issuing an updated Operation Manual for the OER-Pro Automated Endoscope Reprocessor. The following actions were asked to be taken: -Olympus has discontinued previously distributed copies of the OER-Pro Operation Manual. - Inspect your inventory of Operation Manuals and discard any existing inventory of OER-Pro Operation Manuals. - Implement use of the enclosed OER-Pro Operation Manual, which contains the new Warning on pages 73 and 80. - Ensure all reprocessing personnel are completely knowledgeable and thoroughly trained on the requirement to perform precleaning and manual cleaning of Olympus duodenoscopes prior to placing the duodenoscopes in the OER-Pro for high level disinfection. - Additional copies of the new OER-Pro Operation Manual can be obtained by contacting our Technical Assistance Center at 1-800-848-9024, option 1, or by indicating on the enclosed questionnaire. Additional Operation Manuals will be mailed to your facility - Please indicate on the enclosed questionnaire that you have received this notification. Fax the completed form to (484) 896-7128.
- Quantity
- 2, 686 units
- Distribution
- Distributed to: AK,AL,AR,AZ,CA,CO,CT,DC,DE,FL,GA,HI,IA,ID,IL,IN,KS,KY,LA,MA,MD,ME,MI,MN,MO,MS,MT,NC,ND,NE,NH,NJ,NM,NV,NY,OH,OK,OR,PA,RI,SC,TN,TX,UT,VA,VT,WA,WI,WV,WY
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Model: OER-Pro, All serial numbers affected
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K103264"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- FEB
- Firm FEI
- 2429304
- Firm city
- Center Valley
- Firm state
- PA
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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