Recall StatusTerminated
Date Initiated2021-09-21
Date Terminated2023-09-08
Product Quantity350 pieces/70 boxes
Reason for Recall
Due to manufacturing error, the Pneumoliner Bag Distal Tab that exits the Introducer shaft is in the wrong orientation. This results in the user deploying the bag upside down, which will make tissue encapsulation and bag closure more difficult, introducing the risk of trapping the small bowel/viscera in the bag at closure resulting in patient injury.
Firm Action
On September 21, 2021, the firm, Olympus, sent an "URGENT: MEDICAL DEVICE FIELD REMOVAL ACTION" letters to affected customers. Customers were instructed to do the following:
1. Immediately assess any affected product you have in stock and quarantine any affected product.
2. Call your Olympus customer service representative at 1-888-524-7266 option 1. Olympus will issue a Return Material Authorization in order to return any affected product at no charge to you. Olympus will issue a credit or
replacement to your facility for your affected product.
3. Access the Olympus recall portal to indicate that you have received this notification. Go to https://olympusamerica.com/recall. Enter the recall number Recall-0401 and provide your contact information as indicated in the portal.
In addition, if you may have further distributed this product, please identify your customers, notify them at once of this field removal action and appropriately document your notification process.
If you require additional information, please contact Global V.P.at (484)896-5688 from Monday till Friday 8AM ET to 5PM ET or by e-mail at
[email protected].
Root Cause
Nonconforming Material/Component
Distribution Pattern
US Nationwide distribution to states of: AL, CA, CT, FL, IL, MD, MI, MN, MO, NE, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, UT, VA, WA, WI, and WV ; and International (foreign) distribution to: Europe.
Related FDA 510(k) Records
Devices referenced by this recall via K-numbers.
Official Source
View FDA Recall →Source: FDA Enforcement Report / Recall database. Always confirm against the official FDA record.