If you or a loved one developed a serious infection or other complication after undergoing a procedure using a scope, you may have a potential claim if:

At Mazie Slater, we are investigating claims involving patients who suffered infections, sepsis, urinary tract injuries, lung injuries, or other serious harm after procedures involving specific Olympus devices. If you were hospitalized after an ERCP, bronchoscopy, cystoscopy, or related scope procedure, you may be entitled to compensation.

Olympus scope claims often involve serious post-procedure infections or other complications that required hospitalization, IV antibiotics, corrective treatment, or intensive care. Depending on the device and procedure, reported harms may include:

Infection-Related Injuries

The FDA’s Olympus accessory alert specifically warned that contamination from certain Olympus scope accessories could result in infection, urinary tract infection, sepsis, and death, and Olympus reported 120 injuries and 1 death in connection with infection following procedures in which the accessory was used with cystoscopes. 

Procedure-Related Injuries

For some Olympus bronchoscope and endoscopy-related recalls, the concern is not only infection but also device-use injuries during therapeutic procedures, including serious harm associated with airway procedures and compatibility/use warnings. 

Our firm is reviewing claims involving injuries after procedures that used one or more of the following Olympus devices:

Olympus scopes and related accessories have been the subject of FDA recalls, safety corrections, and warnings involving contamination risk, device design issues, and procedure-related injuries. Certain Olympus duodenoscopes and bronchoscopes have been recalled or corrected for design-related safety issues, and the Olympus MAJ-891 forceps/irrigation plug was tied to infection reports including 120 injuries and 1 reported death. 

If you do not know the exact model used, that is common. The procedure report, hospital records, sterilization logs, and device-tracking records may identify the Olympus scope or accessory involved.

The core allegation in many Olympus scope cases is that certain reusable scopes or accessories were defectively designed, difficult to reprocess safely, or used with warnings and instructions that did not adequately protect patients from contamination or procedure-related harm. For example, the FDA classified a 2025 recall involving the Olympus EVIS EXERA III Duodenovideoscope TJF-Q190V after post-market surveillance suggested a possible association with higher microbial contamination under certain cleaning conditions, and the FDA identified the cause category as labeling/design. 

Olympus has also issued corrective actions for older duodenoscope models including the TJF-Q180V and TJF-160F/VF, with updated reprocessing instructions following FDA scrutiny over infection risk associated with duodenoscopes. 

Separate from infection-based duodenoscope litigation, Olympus bronchoscopes have also been subject to serious safety recalls. In 2025, the FDA posted a Class I recall for the EVIS EXERA III BRONCHOVIDEOSCOPE BF-1TH190, with the FDA identifying device design as the recall cause and noting nationwide distribution. 

Different Olympus scope models are used in different procedures. Claims often arise after:

If you became seriously ill within days or weeks after one of these procedures, that timing may matter.

You may qualify if you or a family member:

Potential cases may include claims for:

Olympus scope cases are document-heavy. The strongest claims usually depend on:

Our firm can work to obtain and review those records.

If you or a loved one suffered a serious infection or other complication after a procedure involving an Olympus duodenoscope, bronchoscope, cystoscope, ureteroscope, choledochoscope, hysteroscope, or related Olympus accessory, contact Mazie Slater for a free review.

Call (973) 228-9898 or contact us online for a free case review.