The service technician found bending section breakage which showed a significant amount of metal exposure and also a perforation of the bending section cover which attributed to the customer reported "distal end leak".Additionally, the scope was leaking out from the instrument channel at the distal end; no fluid invasion.The video connector paddle was cracked.The scope was sold in august 2019 and was last serviced via repair in december 2019 for a locked angulation issue.The investigation is ongoing; therefore, the root cause of the reported issue cannot be determined at this time.However, if additional information becomes available a follow up medical device report will be supplemented accordingly.
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The regional repair center (ofr) was informed the customer uretero-reno videoscope was returned for service for a reported "distal end leaky" observed during a laparoscopy cholecystectomy procedure.The intended procedure was completed.No patient injury or harm was reported.However, during inspection and testing, the service technician found bending section breakage which showed a significant amount of metal exposure and also a perforation of the bending section cover.
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Correction to g2 report source.This report is being supplemented to provide additional information based on the legal manufacturer's final investigation.A review of the device history record found no deviations that could have caused or contributed to the reported issue.Based on the results of the investigation, it is likely manipulation by the user resulted in application of excessive force to the bending section causing the damage.Users can detect the suggested event properly by handling the device in accordance with the following instructions for use (ifu): -precautions: perform a leakage test on the endoscope after each precleaning procedure.Do not use the endoscope if a leak is detected.Use of an endoscope with a leak may cause a sudden loss of the endoscopic image, damage to the bending mechanism, or other malfunctions.Use of a leaking endoscope may also pose an infection control risk.-inspection of the endoscope: inspect the external surface of the entire insertion section, including the bending section and the distal end for dents, bulges, swelling, scratches, peeling of coating, holes, sagging, transformation, bends, adhesion of foreign bodies, missing parts, protruding objects, or other irregularities.Users can decrease/prevent the suggested event by handling the device in accordance with the following ifu: -do not operate the angulation control lever with excessive force in a narrow space to the opposite direction from the bending direction while the distal end of the endoscope is not moved.The bending section may be damaged.Check the tip position of the endoscope and the shape of the bending section using fluoroscopy, etc.Do not insert the insertion tube with excessive force and twist.-do not insert the insertion tube with excessive force into the ureter or calix.The bending section may be damaged.Olympus will continue to monitor field performance for this device.
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