The subject device has not been returned to omsc but was returned to olympus (b)(4).(b)(4) sent the subject device to a third party laboratory for additional microbiological testing.In the test, the biopsy channel, the suction channel and the air/water channel of the subject device tested positive for the following some kinds of bacteria.The biopsy channel: coagulase -negative staphylococci (4 cfu /channel).The suction channel: micrococcaceae (6 cfu /channel) and coagulase-negative staphylococci (7 cfu /channel).The air/water channel: coagulase -negative staphylococci (2 cfu /channel).The result of the additional microbiological testing by a third party laboratory didn¿t satisfy the (b)(6) guideline.Omsc reviewed the manufacturing history of the subject device and confirmed no irregularity.The exact cause of the reported event could not be conclusively determined at this time.If significant additional information is received, this report will be supplemented.
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Olympus medical systems corp.(omsc) was informed that during a surveillance culturing at the user facility, the subject device tested positive for pseudomonas aeruginosa (>150 cfu/ 100 ml).The subject device had been reprocessed with medivator, a non olympus automated endoscope reprocessor model, using peracetic acid.There was no report of infection associated with this report.
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