The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0570-2026·Announced 2025-12-03

[pending] Brand Name: Single Use Ligating Device Product Name: Olympus HX-400U-30 Model/Catalog Number: HX-4

Pending LLM rewrite. Source: FDA_DEVICE Z-0570-2026.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: Pending LLM scoring against the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Potential that the ligation loop was unable to release or detach as expected during use, causing the loop to become unintentionally fixed around patient anatomy.

The recalled product

Product
Brand Name: Single Use Ligating Device Product Name: Olympus HX-400U-30 Model/Catalog Number: HX-400U-30 Used with an Olympus endoscope to deliver a nylon loop snare.
Manufacturer
Olympus Corporation of the Americas

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (3)

  • Model/Catalog Number: HX-400U-30
  • UDI: 04953170368615
  • All Lots which have not expired

Distribution

Distribution scope not specified by the agency.