The company said it will withdraw about 3,900 units of the "BF-Q180" for examining bronchial tubes, which were sold in
But no serious health problems caused by the use of the products have been reported, a company spokesman said.
Olympus will also retrieve about 250 units of the "CHF-CB30S" endoscope for examining biliary tracts. Most of them were sold in
The company said there is a possibility that equipment parts might come off and remain in a patient's body. In one case surgery was required to remove a tiny rubber part which came off and was left in a patient's biliary tract, the company said.
Olympus said it has already confirmed all the medical institutions which bought the products and will recall them after sending notification.
The company will book a loss of about
==Kyodo
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