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Olympus Corporation of the Americas: Smart Stapes Protheses Piston 0.4mm X 5.25 mm- Partial Ossicular Replacement Catalog Number: 70142168

Recall number
Z-2813-2020
Recalling firm
Olympus Corporation of the Americas
Product
Smart Stapes Protheses Piston 0.4mm X 5.25 mm- Partial Ossicular Replacement Catalog Number: 70142168
Status
Terminated
Initiated
2020-07-14
Posted
not on file
Terminated
2021-09-07
Reason
Mislabeled outer carton: packaged with the outer carton label stating the contents were the 70143662 Smart Piston but the inside package contents was the 70142158 Stapes Piston; see image below
Root cause
Packaging process control
Action
Olympus issued Urgent Medical Device Removal Action letter, dated July 14, 2020 via Federal Express stating reason for recall, health risk and action to take: 1.Immediately assess any affected product you have in stock and quarantine any affected product. 2.Access the Olympus recall portal to indicate that you have received this notification. Go to https://olympusamerica.com/recall. Enter the recall number Recall-XXXX and provide your contact information as indicated in the portal. 3. Olympus will issue a credit or replacement for your affected inventory. In addition, if you may have further distributed this product, please identify your customers, notify them at once of this field action and appropriately document your notification process. Your notification to your customers may be enhanced by including a copy of this field action notification letter. Olympus regrets any inconvenience caused and fully appreciates your prompt cooperation in addressing this situation. If you require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me directly at (484)896-5688 from Monday till Friday 8AM ET to 5PM ET or by e-mail at laura.storms@olympus.com.
Quantity
16 units
Distribution
CA , FL , GA , PA Foreign: New Zealand , Switzerland
Lot, serial or model codes
Lot number: PR898678
510(k) numbers
["K003214"]
PMA numbers
not on file
Product code
ETB
Firm FEI
2429304
Firm city
Center Valley
Firm state
PA
Firm country
not on file

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Published
2026-09-28
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