Olympus widens Canadian cable recall to more models, citing service-life guidance

Olympus Winter & Ibe is extending a recall of electrosurgical cables in Canada, according to a notice Health Canada posted on 5 November 2026. The notice carries no revenue, unit-volume or cost figures, so the financial impact on the Hamburg-based manufacturer cannot be gauged from it.

The action, listed as RA-82911, has a recall date of 16 October 2026 and is categorised as a performance problem with a medical device. It follows an earlier recall of a single model, WA00014A. Olympus has since identified 19 further models that could fail in the same way. The notice does not say what the failure is.

The published table names 14 models: nine monopolar cables (A00010A, A00011A, A00012A, A0335.1, A0355, A0358, A0391, A0392 and A0393), two bipolar cables (A60000C and A60003C), two non-sterile reusable Versapoint II connector plugs (WA47784A and WA47785A), and one further cable, WA00013A. For every model listed, more than 10 lot or serial numbers are affected, and the notice directs users to Olympus for the specific numbers. Olympus is also reminding customers of the service-life instructions and cautions in the cables' instructions for use, with the stated aim of lowering the chance of failure.

Health Canada classes the recall as Type II. As general context, that category covers products whose use may cause temporary or medically reversible harm, or where serious harm is considered unlikely. The notice is addressed to healthcare audiences and lists the affected devices under general and plastic surgery and dental. It does not mention replacement programmes, supply interruptions or a remedy beyond the service-life reminder.