# FDA recall Z-1888-2024

> **Olympus Corporation of the Americas** · Class II · device recall initiated 2024-04-03.

## Product

InstaClear Lens Sheath. The InstaClear lens cleaner system and versatile sheath cleans and clears the lens of a rigid endoscope almost instantly during surgery without have to remove it from the nasal cavity.

## Reason for recall

Potential for distal end of the sheath to break off during a procedure.

## Distribution

Domestic: Nationwide Distribution; Foreign: Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan.

## Key facts

- **Recall number:** Z-1888-2024
- **Recalling firm:** Olympus Corporation of the Americas
- **Classification:** Class II
- **Product type:** device
- **Status:** Ongoing
- **Initiation date:** 2024-04-03
- **Report date:** 2024-05-29

- **Voluntary/Mandated:** Voluntary: Firm initiated
- **Location:** Center Valley, PA, United States

## Primary source

FDA Enforcement Reports: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-1888-2024

## Citation

> AI Analytics. FDA recall Z-1888-2024. Retrieved 2026-07-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/recall/Z-1888-2024. Source: US FDA. Licensed CC0.

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