Pentax medical was made aware of a complaint on (b)(6) 2020 reporting that during the procedure, the needle biopsy came out of the side elevator instead of straight, involving pentax medical ultrasound video gastroscope, model eg-3870utk, serial number (b)(4).A good faith effort follow up response was received from the customer via email on 03-jan-2020.The reported stated that the accessory needle was a 22 gauge acquire fine biopsy needle.There confirmed there was no serious injury or death of a patient or user, and there was no delay in the procedure which would require medical intervention.The customer owned ultrasound gastroscope was received by pentax medical for evaluation on 06-jan-2020.The ultrasound gastroscope was inspected by pentax medical service on 07-jan-2020, and the technician documented the fna needle is coming out of the elevator body not aligned, which confirmed the customer's complaint.Other pentax medical service inspection findings included the following operation channel- primary slice by accessory, passed dry leak test, passed wet leak test, control body grip scratched, ultrasound image has broken channel, pve connector housing scratched.Repairs were performed on the ultrasound gastroscope which included replacement of the following components: o-rings and seals, operation channel, bending rubber.On (b)(6) 2020, a device history record(dhr) review was performed under ivai-20-010050, the dhr review confirmed the endoscope was manufactured on 20-feb-2015 under normal conditions, passed all required inspections, and was released accordingly.Also, there were no reworks or concessions and the dates of approval for shipment and actual date shipped were confirmed for 20-feb-2015.Pentax medical ultrasound video gastroscope, model eg-3870utk, serial number (b)(4) has been routinely serviced at a pentax facility since the device was shipped to the customer on 13-may-2015.Investigation in-process.
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