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Olympus Medical Single Use Electrosurgical Knives

Health Canada — Medical Devices · 2024-03-22 · CanadaType II
Issuing authority
Health Canada — Medical Devices
Published
2024-03-22
Last updated (per notice)
2026-01-06
Country of alert
Canada
Alert level
Type II
Alert type
recall

What the authority reported

Olympus is initiating a recall to inform customers of an increase in complaints for the triangle tip of the KD-640L and KD-645L triangle tip electrosurgical knives breaking off during use. Olympus' investigation has identified that deterioration of the cutting knife can contribute to tip breakage during use. Deterioration, including overheating and burning, may occur due to use with non-Olympus electrosurgical units and/or use of output settings that exceed the specifications.

What to do

Follow the instructions in the official notice — recall remedies (refund, repair, replacement, or disposal) are defined by the issuing authority and the responsible business, and they differ per recall. Do not rely on summaries, including this one.

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Record last checked against the registry on 2026-05-31.

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