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Class IIOngoingZ-0572-2026

Olympus Corporation Of The Americas recalls Brand Name: EZDilate Nephrostomy Balloon Catheter and Inflation Device Kit Product Nam…

Olympus Corporation of the AmericasCenter Valley, PA, United StatesReported Nov 26, 2025 · 7 months ago
Legal News Analyst ·

Reason for recall

Device kits contained an incorrectly sized 4mm x 4cm urinary tract balloon catheter (BURS0404) instead of the correct 8mm x 15cm nephrostomy tract balloon catheter (BPCN0815). All other components in the kits were correctly included and packaged in the kit.

Affected product

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Brand Name: EZDilate Nephrostomy Balloon Catheter and Inflation Device Kit Product Name: Olympus Nephro-EZDilate Nephrostomy Balloon Catheter Model/Catalog Number: BPCN0815K Product Description: The Nephro-EZDilate nephrostomy balloon catheter is a reinforced catheter attached to a distal dilatation balloon. It has a radiopaque tip and two radiopaque markers positioned on the catheter inside the balloon that define the working length

Lot / code information

Model
BPCN0815K
UDI
00821925033016
Lot #
25037006

What the firm is doing

On October 17, 2025, "URGENT: MEDICAL DEVICE REMOVAL" letters were sent to customers. Actions required: 1. 1. Examine your inventory and quarantine any affected devices. 2. Cease usage of the product with immediate effect. 3. Return any remaining affected product, please contact Customer Service at 1-800-848-9024, option 2, to obtain a Return Material Authorization. Olympus will issue a credit to your facility upon return of your affected product. 4. Please forward this notice to other users who may have the affected products if you have further distributed it. Olympus requests you to report any complaints to our Technical Assistance Center (TAC) at 1- 800-848-9024, option 1, and the FDA If you require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact directly by phone at (647) 999-3203 or by e-mail Cynthia.Ow@Olympus.com.

DistributionShow details

US Domestic: AK, CA, IA, KY, WA, WI; OUS International: Canada and Germany.

Class IIWhat this means

Use of the product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.

Sources & references

Taylor Coteus
Legal News Analyst

Taylor Coteus is RecallWatch's Legal News Analyst, covering FDA medical-device enforcement and patient-safety litigation. He reviews every recall against the FDA's official openFDA record before it is published and is responsible for corrections and editorial accuracy.

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