Reported Dec 3, 2025 · Ongoing

Brand Name: EVIS EXERA III Duodenovideoscope Product Name: Olympus TJF-Q190V Model/Catalog Number: TJF-Q190V Product…

Olympus Corporation of the Americas

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Olympus Corporation of the Americas · 3500 Corporate Pkwy · Center Valley, PA · 18034-8229

Is this the product you have?

  • Brand NameEVIS EXERA
  • III Duodenovideoscope Product NameOlympus
  • TJF-Q190V Model/Catalog NumberTJF-Q190V
  • Product DescriptionThis instrument is intended to be used with an Olympus video system center, light source, documentation equipment, monitor, EndoTherapy accessories (such as a biopsy forceps), and other ancillary equipment for endoscopy and endoscopic surgery
Lot codes and dates
  • Model/Catalog NumberTJF-Q190V
  • UDI04953170405563 / 04953170452024
  • Serial NumbersAll
Amount recalled
7023 units

This recall covers 2 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other one is below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Continued reports of positive cultures and infections have identified updates to the reprocessing materials to minimize potential deviations in TJF duodenoscope reprocessing. Olympus is informing users of these changes, reminding users to closely follow the operation and reprocessing instructions, and providing updated materials to users.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Data as of Sep 19, 7:34 PM UTC

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