Single Use Electrosurgical Snare (Olympus) – sterility compromise (2025)
Hazard assessment based on recall description.
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According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Product
Brand Name: Olympus Single Use Electrosurgical Snare SD-400 Product Name: Single Use Electrosurgical Snare Model/Catalog Number: SD-400U-10 Product Description: These instruments have been designed to be used with an Olympus endoscope for the removal and/or cauterization of diminutive polyps, sessile polyps, pedunculated polyps, and tissue from within the GI tract.
Brand
Olympus Corporation of the Americas
Lot Codes / Batch Numbers
Model: SD-400U-10, Lot Numbers: 27V, 28V, 29V, 2XV, 2YV, 2ZV, 31V, 32V, 33V, 34V, 35V, 36V, 37V, 38V, 39V, 3XV, 3YV, 3ZV, 41V, 42V, 43V, 44V, 45V, 46V, 47V, 48V, 49V, 4XV, 4YV, 51V, 52V, 53V, 54V, 55V, 56V, 57V UDI: 04953170408243
Products Sold
Model: SD-400U-10; Lot Numbers: 27V, 28V, 29V, 2XV, 2YV, 2ZV, 31V, 32V, 33V, 34V, 35V, 36V, 37V, 38V, 39V, 3XV, 3YV, 3ZV, 41V, 42V, 43V, 44V, 45V, 46V, 47V, 48V, 49V, 4XV, 4YV, 51V, 52V, 53V, 54V, 55V, 56V, 57V UDI: 04953170408243
Olympus Corporation of the Americas is recalling Brand Name: Olympus Single Use Electrosurgical Snare SD-400 Product Name: Single Use Electrosurgical due to Sterility compromised from small holes that may occur during packaging of the device pouches into the shelf carton and/or during transportation of the. Based on FDA medical device recall database.
Summary derived from FDA notice
Reason for Recall
As stated by FDA
Sterility compromised from small holes that may occur during packaging of the device pouches into the shelf carton and/or during transportation of the shelf carton.
Recommended Action
Per FDA guidance
On October 6, 2025 URGENT: MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL letters were sent to customers. Actions to be taken: Examine your inventory and quarantine any affected devices. Cease usage of the product immediately. Please contact customer service to request a return material authorization, a credit will be issued for any returned product. Please forward this notice to other users who may have the affected products if you have further distributed it. Olympus requests you to report any complaints, including holes in device packaging, to our Technical Assistance Center (TAC) at 1- 800-848-9024, option 1, and the FDA. Adverse events experienced with the use of this product may also be reported to the FDA s MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program either online, by regular mail, or by fax. Olympus fully appreciates your prompt cooperation in addressing this situation. If you require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me directly by phone at (647) 999-3203 or by e-mail Cynthia.Ow@Olympus.com.
Verify this information on the official source
For complete details and official instructions, check the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) directly.
View official FDA recall noticePage updated: Jan 10, 2026