This supplemental report is being submitted to provide additional information.Since the subject device was not returned to olympus medical systems corp.(omsc), it could not be investigated.Omsc reviewed the manufacturing history (dhr) of the subject device and confirmed no irregularity.The exact cause of the reported event could not be conclusively determined.However based on the report of the service department of olympus europe se & co.Kg (oekg), omsc surmised there was the possibility this phenomenon was attributed to the damage of the subject device due to accidental failure by aging, falling or hitting a hard object, or operating it with excessive force by user handling, because it had passed more than 7 years since manufacturing the subject device.If additional information becomes available, this report will be supplemented.
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