FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Olympus Corporation of the Americas: InstaClear Lens Sheath. The InstaClear lens cleaner system and versatile sheath cleans and clears the lens of a rigid endoscope almost instantly during surgery without have to remove it from the nasal cavity.
- Recall number
- Z-1888-2024
- Recalling firm
- Olympus Corporation of the Americas
- Product
- InstaClear Lens Sheath. The InstaClear lens cleaner system and versatile sheath cleans and clears the lens of a rigid endoscope almost instantly during surgery without have to remove it from the nasal cavity.
- Status
- Open, Classified
- Initiated
- 2024-04-03
- Posted
- 2024-05-23
- Terminated
- not on file
- Reason
- Potential for distal end of the sheath to break off during a procedure.
- Root cause
- Under Investigation by firm
- Action
- Consignees were mailed an URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE CORRECTION notification, dated 5/1/24. Consignees are instructed to read the provided labeling addendum, inspect their inventory to identify affected devices and place a copy of the addendum with the remaining inventory, ensure all required personnel are aware of this recall, notify those who received product further distributed, and acknowledge receipt of the recall notification using Olympus's recall portal. Consignees can report the incidence of a device breakage associated with this event to the Technical Assistance Center at 1-800-8489024, Option 1. Consignees with any questions can contact Olympus at 647-999-3203 or by email at Cynthia.Ow@olympus.com.
- Quantity
- pending
- Distribution
- Domestic: Nationwide Distribution; Foreign: Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Model No. LCS4K30BTOL, LCS1530TPOL, LCS1830TPST, LCS4K30TPOL, LCS1545BTOL, LCS1845BTST, LCS4K45BTOL, LCS1545TPOL, LCS1845TPST, LCS4K45TPOL, LCS1570BTOL, LCS1870BTST, LCS4K70BTOL, LCS1570TPOL, LCS1870TPST, LCS4K70TPOL; UDI-DI: 00821925040137, 00821925040151, 00821925040144, 00821925040175, 00821925040168, 00821925040199, 00821925040182, 00821925040083, 00821925040076, 00821925040106, 00821925040090, 00821925040120, 00821925040113, 00821925040069; All Lot Numbers.
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K152531"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- EOB
- 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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FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 b87518bfe2e8, published 2026-09-28