Olympus Electrosurgical Generator
Medical device recall Z-0264-2025. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Nov 6, 2024.
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The short answer
Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Nov 6, 2024. Copied from openFDA on Oct 20, 2026.
- Class II FDA’s class
- Ongoing its status, in FDA’s file
- Nationwide FDA’s word for where it went
- 279 units how much, in FDA’s words
Every line below is in FDA’s own words, with its source beside it. FDA’s terms are explained in FDA’s own words.
How serious is it, by FDA’s class?
Class II, the middle of FDA’s three classes.
“Products that might cause a temporary health problem, or pose only a slight threat of a serious nature. Example: a drug that is under-strength but that is not used to treat life-threatening situations.”
openFDA, in plain words, its enforcement report fields.
“Class II is a situation in which use of, or exposure to, a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.”
FDA’s rule, 21 CFR 7.3(m)(2), eCFR.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
What’s wrong with it?
There was an increase in complaints indicating an occurrence of system error E1226 “Could not write to Audio Buffer” during procedures using the ESG-410 (SEP).
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Which ones are recalled?
Olympus Electrosurgical Generator, Model Number ESG-410 (SEP) Version WA91327U
279 units, in FDA’s words.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Codes to check against yours
UDI-DI: 04042761087698; Serial Numbers: 101698 102191 102706 103016 103068 103112 103161 103199 101702 102195 102707 103018 103069 103114 103162 103200 101920 102197 102709 103019 103072 103115 103163 103201 101923 102266 102710 103020…
Every code shown here, 1,992 characters
UDI-DI: 04042761087698; Serial Numbers: 101698 102191 102706 103016 103068 103112 103161 103199 101702 102195 102707 103018 103069 103114 103162 103200 101920 102197 102709 103019 103072 103115 103163 103201 101923 102266 102710 103020 103073 103116 103165 103203 101925 102427 102711 103025 103074 103117 103166 103206 101929 102660 102712 103026 103075 103119 103167 103207 101932 102661 102713 103029 103076 103120 103168 103208 101933 102664 102714 103030 103077 103121 103169 103209 101934 102665 102715 103031 103078 103122 103170 103210 101937 102668 102716 103033 103080 103123 103172 103211 101945 102672 102717 103034 103081 103124 103173 103212 101947 102673 102718 103035 103082 103125 103174 103214 102149 102674 102719 103037 103083 103126 103176 103215 102150 102678 102721 103041 103084 103127 103177 103216 102153 102679 102722 103042 103085 103132 103178 103217 102154 102681 102723 103043 103087 103133 103179 103218 102155 102682 102724 103044 103088 103134 103180 103219 102156 102683 102993 103045 103089 103135 103181 103220 102159 102684 102994 103046 103091 103136 103182 103221 102161 102685 102995 103047 103092 103137 103183 103222 102162 102686 102996 103048 103094 103139 103184 103223 102163 102687 102997 103049 103095 103140 103185 103224 102164 102688 102998 103050 103096 103141 103186 103225 102167 102689 102999 103051 103097 103142 103187 103228 102168 102691 103000 103052 103098 103143 103188 103583 102172 102692 103001 103053 103099 103144 103189 103584 102173 102693 103002 103056 103100 103149 103190 103585 102176 102694 103003 103059 103101 103150 103191 103587 102178 102695 103004 103060 103102 103152 103192 103791 102183 102697 103006 103061 103103 103153 103193 103796 102184 102698 103007 103062 103104 103155 103194 103802 102185 102699 103008 103063 103108 103156 103195 103812 102187 102700 103012 103064 103109 103158 103196 103832 102189 102702 103013 103066 103110 103159 103197 103833 102190 102705 103014 103067 103111 103160 103198
Copied exactly as FDA lists them: lot and serial numbers, dates and other codes on the product or its label.
Where did it go?
FDA’s words for the “general area of initial distribution”: where the firm first shipped it.
US Nationwide.
These words name no state.
What FDA means by nationwide
“The term “nationwide” is defined to mean the fifty states or a significant portion. Note that subsequent distribution by the consignees to other parties may not be included.”
openFDA, its enforcement report fields.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
Is it still going on?
Ongoing, in FDA’s file.
“A recall which is currently in progress.”
openFDA, on “On-Going”, its enforcement report fields.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
- The firm began the recall on Sep 4, 2024.
- FDA classified it on Oct 30, 2024.
- FDA’s Enforcement Report published it on Nov 6, 2024.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Who is recalling it?
- Olympus Corporation of the Americas, of Center Valley, PA.
- Who began it, in FDA’s words: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
- How the firm first told its customers: Letter.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
What this record can’t tell you
- Whether your own one is affected: compare the codes, dates and numbers above with yours. When unsure, ask the firm or the store.
- Where it went after the firm’s first shipments. FDA’s words cover the firm’s initial distribution, and, in FDA’s words, “subsequent distribution by the consignees to other parties may not be included.”
- How many have been returned, corrected or destroyed: FDA’s report doesn’t say.
- Whether anyone was hurt or fell ill: the report doesn’t say.
- How current it is: openFDA publishes FDA’s Enforcement Report weekly, after FDA does, and a firm can announce a recall weeks before it appears there. openFDA’s own caution: “This data should not be used as a method to collect data to issue alerts to the public, nor should it be used to track the lifecycle of a recall.”
- A product with no recall here isn’t safe by that: FDA’s report lists the recalls FDA classified, and when.
Hearth Record wrote these lines; the quotations are FDA’s.
Sources
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Device recall enforcement reports.
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