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FDA labels recall of discontinued Olympus endoscope part as Class I
The update comes about six weeks after an early alert flagged reports of 120 injuries and one death linked to reprocessing of ...
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FDA alerts users to issue with Olympus’s endoscope component after patient death
The issue relates to patient infections when the MAJ-891 forceps/irrigation plug, an accessory on certain endoscopes, has improper or incomplete reprocessing. Endoscope reprocessing is the process ...
Olympus Issues Medical Device Advisory Notice to Use Alternative Devices to the MAJ-891 Forceps/Irrigation Plug
Olympus Corporation has announced a voluntary Advisory Notice for the Forceps/Irrigation Plug (Isolated Type) model MAJ-891 related to the risk of device contamination that may result from improper ...
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Open and Endoscopic Carpal-Tunnel Release
Using forceps, pinch and lift the fascia before ... at the end of the procedure to prevent bleeding from obscuring the endoscopic view. Apply a distal skin hook deep to the antebrachial fascia ...
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Olympus issues medical device advisory notice to use alternative devices to the MAJ-891 accessory
Olympus issues medical device advisory notice to use alternative devices to the MAJ-891 accessory: Center Valley, Pennsylvania Friday, January 31, 2025, 11:00 Hrs [IST] Olympus Co ...
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Olympus Issues Medical Device Advisory Notice to Use Alternative Devices to the MAJ-891 Forceps/Irrigation Plug
If no alternative for the MAJ-891 is available, it is important to closely follow the reprocessing instructions for both the endoscope(s) and the MAJ-891 Forceps/Irrigation Plug, especially ...