Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 19165 |
| Brand Name: | Olympus GF-UCT180 Ultrasonic Gastrovideoscope |
| Model: | GF-UCT180 |
| Affected: | All serial numbers |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Olympus (NZ) Ltd 15D Paul Matthews Road Albany Auckland |
| Contact Information: | 0508 659 6787 |
| Manufacturer: | Olympus Medical Systems Corporation |
| Issue: | There is a risk of patient-to-patient infection if the device is not cleaned appropriately. Key changes in the new Instruction for Use are highlighted below: * Inclusion of instruction on how to attach the cleaning adapter (MAJ-350) to the instrument channel port of the GF-UCT180 * The balloon applicator (MAJ-675) and the cleaning brush (MAJ-1534) are to be reprocessed for reuse. The MAJ-675 and MAJ-1534 are to be reprocessed in accordance with the cleaning, disinfection, and sterilisation procedures for reusable parts and reprocessing equipment. |
| Recall action type: | Correction |
| Recall action: | Instructions for use to be updated |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 23/9/2015 |
