Olympus Corporation of the Americas Olympus DISPOSABLE GRASPING FORCEPS, FG-51D Recall
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According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Product
Olympus DISPOSABLE GRASPING FORCEPS, FG-51D
Brand
Olympus Corporation of the Americas
Lot Codes / Batch Numbers
Not specified in FDA notice. Check official source for details.
Products Sold
Lot numbers since January 2017. Affected Lot Numbers: 01K 02K 03K 04K 05K 06K 07K 08K 09K 0XK 0YK 0ZK 11H 11K 12K 13K 14K 15K 16K 17K 18K 19K 1XK 71K 72K 73K 74K 75K 76K 77H 77K 78K 79K 7XK 7YK 7ZK 81K 82K 83K 84K 85K 86K 87K 88K 89K 8XK 8YK 8ZK 91K 92K 93K 94K 95K 96K 97K 98K 99K 9XK 9YK 9ZK
Olympus Corporation of the Americas is recalling Olympus DISPOSABLE GRASPING FORCEPS, FG-51D due to Forceps do not comply with Olympus standards for the amount of force required to open and close the forceps. Based on FDA medical device recall database.
Summary derived from FDA notice
Reason for Recall
As stated by FDA
Forceps do not comply with Olympus standards for the amount of force required to open and close the forceps
Recommended Action
Per FDA guidance
Olympus issued "URGENT: MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL" letter on March 28, 2022. Letter states reason for recall, health risk and action to take: 1. Immediately assess any product you have in stock to identify FG-51D forceps with affected lot numbers listed in this communication, cease use of product and quarantine any affected product. The image below depicts the area on the label where the lot number is identified. 2. Call your Olympus customer service representative at 1-888-524-7266 option 1. 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 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 0407 and provide your contact information as indicated in the portal. 4. If you have distributed these devices outside your facility, please notify your customers of this corrective action immediately. Your notification to your customers may be enhanced by including a copy of this recall notification letter. Please do not hesitate to contact your Corrective Actions Lead, Americas directly at 647-999-3203 or at 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