Medline Airway Exam Kit Biopsy Valve
Medline is recalling Airway Exam Kits containing Olympus biopsy valves due to a risk of rubber fragment detachment and patient injury.
Immediately stop using the affected biopsy valves and contact Medline or your facility's supply chain department for return and replacement instructions.
Why it was recalled
Kits contain recalled Olympus biopsy valves. Olympus is investigating an increase in complaints associated with rubber fragment detachment in the slit of single use biopsy valves. Potential consequences associated with detachment of fragments from valve include foreign body in patient's tracheobronchial tree, which may require intervention for removal. Other potential consequences include inflammatory response, hypoxia, and prolongation of procedure.
How to identify it
UPC 10198459273513 40198459273514 10195327640422 40195327640423 10195327456757 40195327456758 10198459191640 40198459191641
Medline kits containing Olympus biopsy valves:
Where it was sold
Distributed in US.
Official source
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Editorial summary by Recall Canary · last updated 2026-06-05 · primary source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration · severity reflects the agency's published classification