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Date Initiated by Firm June 10, 2019
Create Date July 17, 2019
Recall Status1 Terminated 3
Recall Number Z-1983-2019
Recall Event ID 83171
Product Olympus WM-NP2 or WM-DP2 Mobile Workstations with Nurse Control Panel Arm, Model. No. MAJ-1664
Code Information All serial numbers
Recalling Firm/
Manufacturer		 Olympus Corporation of the Americas
3500 Corporate Pkwy
PO Box 610
Center Valley PA 18034-0610
For Additional Information Contact Technical Assistance Center
800-848-9024
Manufacturer Reason
for Recall		 WM-NP/DP2 workstations could become unstable and may fall over if the control panel arm is mounted with a video monitor weighing more than 19.8 pounds.
Action On June 24, 2019, the firm initiated customer notifications in the form of Urgent Medical Device Corrective Action letters. The firm notified users that the following conditions could lead to the workstation becoming unstable and falling over: 1. A monitor weighing more than 19.8 lbs. is attached to the MAJ-1664. 2. The Nurse Control Arm (MAJ-1664) and LCD Monitor Arm (MAJ-1641) are mounted on the WM-NP2/DP2 and are extended in the same direction, which is an unfavorable position in the same direction (e.g. towards the left or right of the workstation). 3. Total weight of the equipment and accessories on the WM-NP/DP2 workstation shelves of less than 66.1lbs 4. When the workstation is stationary on an incline/decline and the brakes are engaged. The communication required customers take the following actions: 1. Review the updated Instructions for Use (Revision Issue 5) regarding the Control Panel Arm and ensure that any monitor placed on the Control Panel Arm does not exceed the maximum loading of 19.8 lbs. 2. If you are currently using a monitor that exceeds the updated maximum loading requirement with the Control Panel Arm, ensure the monitor is removed and replaced with a new monitor that does not exceed 19.8lbs. Please contact your local Olympus Representative for further support. 3. A self-fastening strap should always be used with the Control Panel Arm. Enclosed with the customer notification letter were self-fastening strap(s). Customers were asked to see the updated IFU and apply the supplied self-fastening strap according to the instructions. 4. Inspect your inventory of Instructions for Use (IFU) for the Control Panel Arm and discard any existing IFUs. 5. Olympus recommends that the Control Panel Arm is placed within its storage location and to avoid the four conditions stated within this Field Safety Notice when the WM-NP2/DP2 is transported. 6. Ensure you train your personnel on the updated Instructions for Use for
Distribution Nationwide domestic distribution.
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.
3 For details about termination of a recall see Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 §7.55.
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