SOLTIVE Pro SuperPulsed Laser System surgical instrument thermal incident
Olympus Corporation of the Americas is recalling the SOLTIVE Pro SuperPulsed Laser System due to risk of unexpected smoke, sparks, burning, or unsteady flames caused by fiber fracturing during clinical use.
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: This is an FDA Class II medical device recall involving a risk-of-harm defect (thermal hazard with potential for burn/fire). The source text does not report any injuries or illnesses; the hazard is characterized as a potential risk during clinical use. Per the rubric, this pattern matches the High severity threshold for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.
Plain-English summary
Olympus Corporation of the Americas is recalling the SOLTIVE Pro SuperPulsed Laser System (models TFL-SLS and TFL-SLS-JA) worldwide. The systems are powered laser surgical instruments used in ureteroscopy, PCNL, and potential soft tissue applications.
The recall is due to a potential for thermal incidents during clinical use, including an unexpected occurrence of smoke, sparks, burning, or unsteady flames. These thermal incidents are caused by, or contributed to by, fracturing of the fiber component.
A total of 201 units have been distributed (100 in the United States and 101 outside the United States) across Australia, Canada, Chile, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, and Singapore. Affected devices carry all lot and serial numbers for models TFL-SLS (UDI: 00821925044135) and TFL-SLS-JA (Japan only).
Users of the SOLTIVE Pro SuperPulsed Laser System should contact Olympus Corporation of the Americas for guidance on managing the risk of thermal incidents during use.
The recalled product
- Product
- Brand Name: Powered Laser Surgical Instrument Product Name: SOLTIVE Pro SuperPulsed Laser System Model/Catalog Number: TFL-SLS, TFL-SLS-JA (Japan only); Product Description: SOLTIVE Laser Systems use technology to increase procedural efficiency and flexibility to ureteroscopy,
- 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 (1)
- TFL-SLS-JA (Japan Only)
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 4 recalled by Olympus Corporation of the Americas under a single FDA (Devices) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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