ViziShot 2 Single Use Aspiration Needle, 21G- To be used with ultrasound endoscopes for ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration (FNA) of submucosal and extramural lesions of the tracheobronchial tree and the gastrointestinal tract. Model: NA-U401SX-4021, NA-U401SX-4021-A
FDA Recall Z-1615-2023 · Posted 2023-05-19
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Recalling FirmOlympus Corporation of the Americas
Recall StatusOpen, Classified
Product CodeFCG
Date Initiated2023-03-31
Product Quantity2058 (Boxes; 5 per Box)
Reason for Recall
Product non-conformance pertaining to the angle of the needle does not meet manufacturing specifications and remained unbent, resulting to slight resistance experienced during needle advancement and retraction.
Firm Action
Olympus issued Urgent Medical Medical Device Recall letter on 3/31/23 to Endoscopy Department, Pulmonology Department; Risk Management. . Letter states reason for recall, health risk and action to take:
1. Immediately locate any affected products listed in this communication and quarantine these
products.
2. Contact our Olympus Customer Service Team at 1-800-848-9024, option 2. Olympus will issue a Return Material Authorization to return any affected product at no charge to you. Olympus will issue a credit to your facility upon return of affected product.
3. Olympus requests that you acknowledge receipt of this letter through the Olympus recall portal.
" Go to https://olympusamerica.com/recall and enter the recall number 0422
4. If you have distributed these devices outside your facility, please notify your customers of this
matter immediately. Your notification to your customers may be enhanced by including a copy of
this letter.
Olympus requests that you report complaints, including patient injuries and adverse events, to Olympus. Please report complaints to our Technical Assistance Center (TAC) at 1-800-848-9024, option 1, to report complaints
Root Cause
Employee error
Distribution Pattern
Natiowide Foreign: Canada, Germany
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.
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