Olympus America Inc.: Medical Device Recalls in 2013

According to to data from the FDA, there were 3 medical device recalls made by Olympus America Inc. in 2013. See the details of the recalls below.

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• Olympus SurgMaster UES-40 electrosurgical unit ("UES-40") Product Usage: Designed for use in a medical facility under the supervision of a trained physician. It has been designed for general (open) and endoscopic surgery including urology, gynecology, respiratory and gastroenterology in conjunction with Olympus designed electrosurgical accessories, endoscopes (fiberscopes, videoscopes and rigid scopes) applicable for electrosurgery (cutting and coagulation), light sources and other ancillary equipment.
• Olympus Endoscopic Flushing Pump, Model OPF-2. Facilitates washing of tissues to remove blood, feces and other organic matter during endoscopic procedures.
• TB-0545PC: THUNDERBEAT 5 mm , 45 em, Pistol Grip TB-0535PC: THUNDERBEAT 5 mm, 35 em, Pi stol Grip TB-0545IC: THUNDERBEAT 5 mm, 45 em, In line Grip TB-0535IC: THUNDERBEAT 5 mm, 35 em, Inline Grip TB-0520IC: THUNDERBEAT 5 mm, 20 em, In line Grip TB-051 OIC: THUNDERBEAT 5 mm, I 0 em, In line Grip TB-545FC: THUNDERBEAT 5 mm, 45 em, Front Actuated Grip TB-0535FC: THUNDERBEAT 5 mm, 35 em, Front Actuated Grip The Olympus Thunderbeat Surgical Tissue Management System ("Thunderbeat") is intended to be used for open, laparoscopic (including single-site surgery), and endoscopic surgery to cut (dissect) or coagulate soft tissue or to ligate (seal and cut) vessels.