Reported Jul 26, 2023 · Ongoing

Olympus EVIS EXERA II BRONCHOVIDEOSCOPE BF TYPE, Model Numbers BF-P180, BF-Q180, BF-Q180-AC, BF-1T180, BF-1TQ180

Olympus Corporation of the Americas

High riskUsing this product could cause serious injury, illness or death — stop using it now.

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?

  • Olympus EVIS EXERA II BRONCHOVIDEOSCOPE BF TYPE, Model Numbers BF-P180, BF-Q180, BF-Q180-AC, BF-1T180, BF-1TQ180
Lot codes and dates
  • All serial numbers BF-P180* EVIS EXERA II BRONCHOVIDEOSCOPE
  • OLYMPUS BF TYPE P180 UDI04953170339288 BF-Q180** EVIS EXERA II BRONCHOVIDEOSCOPE
  • OLYMPUS BF TYPE Q180 UDI04953170339301 BF-Q180-AC* EVIS EXERA II BRONCHOVIDEOSCOPE
  • OLYMPUS BF TYPE Q180-AC UDI04953170340086 BF-1T180* EVIS EXERA II BRONCHOVIDEOSCOPE
  • OLYMPUS BF TYPE 1T180 UDI04953170339325 BF-1TQ180* EVIS EXERA II BRONCHOVIDEOSCOPE
  • OLYMPUS BF TYPE 1TQ180 UDI04953170339349
Amount recalled
17,609 units

This recall covers 7 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 6 are below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Stop using this product now

There have been complaints of endobronchial combustion during therapeutic laser procedures with the bronchoscope.

Using this product could cause serious injury, illness or death — stop using it now.

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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, 6:11 PM UTC

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