| Date Initiated by Firm | October 17, 2025 |
| Date Posted | November 20, 2025 |
| Recall Status1 |
Open3, Classified |
| Recall Number | Z-0572-2026 |
| Recall Event ID |
97757 |
| 510(K)Number | K132383 |
| Product Classification |
Catheter, nephrostomy - Product Code LJE
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| Product | Brand Name: EZDilate Nephrostomy Balloon Catheter and Inflation Device Kit
Product Name: Olympus Nephro-EZDilate Nephrostomy Balloon Catheter
Model/Catalog Number: BPCN0815K
Product Description: The Nephro-EZDilate nephrostomy balloon catheter is a reinforced catheter attached to a distal dilatation balloon. It has a radiopaque tip and two radiopaque markers positioned on the catheter inside the balloon that define the working length |
| Code Information |
Model: BPCN0815K;
UDI: 00821925033016;
Lot Number: 25037006; |
| FEI Number |
2429304
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Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Olympus Corporation of the Americas 3500 Corporate Pkwy Center Valley PA 18034-8229
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| For Additional Information Contact | Cynthia Ow 484-896-5000 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | Device kits contained an incorrectly sized 4mm x 4cm urinary tract balloon catheter (BURS0404) instead of the correct 8mm x 15cm nephrostomy tract balloon catheter (BPCN0815). All other components in the kits were correctly included and packaged in the kit. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Process control |
| Action | On October 17, 2025, "URGENT: MEDICAL DEVICE REMOVAL" letters were sent to customers. Actions required: 1. 1. Examine your inventory and quarantine any affected devices. 2. Cease usage of the product with immediate effect. 3. Return any remaining affected product, please contact Customer Service at 1-800-848-9024, option 2, to obtain a Return Material Authorization. Olympus will issue a credit to your facility upon return of your affected product. 4. 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 to our Technical Assistance Center (TAC) at 1- 800-848-9024, option 1, and the FDA
If you require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact directly by phone at (647) 999-3203 or by e-mail Cynthia.Ow@Olympus.com. |
| Quantity in Commerce | 60 units |
| Distribution | US Domestic: AK, CA, IA, KY, WA, WI;
OUS International: Canada and Germany. |
| Total Product Life Cycle | TPLC Device Report |
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1 A record in this database is created when a firm initiates a correction or removal action. The record is updated if the FDA identifies a violation and classifies the action as a recall, and it is updated for a final time when the recall is terminated. Learn more about medical device recalls. 2 Per FDA policy, recall cause determinations are subject to modification up to the point of termination of the recall. 3 The manufacturer has initiated the recall and not all products have been corrected or removed. This record will be updated as the status changes.
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| 510(K) Database | 510(K)s with Product Code = LJE
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