Official recall record
Everest Cutting Forceps
- Issuing authority
- Health Canada — Medical Devices
- Published
- 2024-09-18
- Country of alert
- Canada
- Alert level
- Type II
- Alert type
- recall
What the authority reported
Olympus has received 15 complaints during the December 2018 - December 2023 timeframe from customers indicating fractures and breakages in packaging trays and Tyvek covers which may lead to a sterility breach. The root cause of the broken trays is related to a packaging change. Olympus has received no reports of adverse events related to the identified issue. Recall Start Date: July 2, 2024
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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Health Canada — Medical Devices — official record →
Record last checked against the registry on 2026-05-31.
Record last checked against the registry on 2026-05-31.
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