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Olympus Medical PK/PKS/Everest Cutting Forceps — recall 81739

Health Canada — Medical Devices · Canada · 2026-03-17 · Type II

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Agency: Health Canada — Medical Devices
Recall identifier: 81739
Date of alert: 2026-03-17
Country / jurisdiction: Canada
Risk level: Type II
Risk type: recall
Product category: General and plastic surgery
Product type: Medical devices

Reported risk: Olympus identified inadequate supplier welding validation on several 5 mm cutting forceps models, which may cause jaw breakage during clinical use. Due to this defect, Olympus is requesting customers to return all affected products to prevent potential safety risks and ensure proper device performance.

Primary source: https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/olympus-medical-pkpkseverest-c

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Olympus Medical PK/PKS/Everest Cutting Forceps — recall 81739

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