Model Number CLV-190 |
Device Problem
Unintended Power Up (1162)
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Patient Problem
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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Event Date 01/20/2022 |
Event Type
malfunction
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Event Description
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A user facility reported to olympus that during preparations to use the evis exera iii xenon light source, the front panel was blinking, flashing, noisy and continuing to turn on.There was no harm or user injury reported due to the event.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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The device was returned to olympus for evaluation.The evaluation did confirm the reported event by the customer that it was noisy and kept blinking.The evaluation uncovered that the device had a faulty scope socket and was sticking intermittently which was causing the front panel to blink continuously.There was minor cosmetic damage, the power switch was updated and had a non-olympus lamp.The faulty parts were replaced.The device was inspected and passed olympus functional standard.The investigation is ongoing; therefore, the root cause of the reported event cannot be determined at this time.However, if additional information becomes available this report will be supplemented accordingly.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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The device was returned to olympus for evaluation.The evaluation did confirm the reported event by the customer that it was noisy and kept blinking.The evaluation uncovered that the device had a faulty scope socket and was sticking intermittently which was causing the front panel to blink continuously.There was minor cosmetic damage, the power switch was updated and had a non-olympus lamp.The faulty parts were replaced.The device was inspected and passed olympus functional standard.The investigation is ongoing; therefore, the root cause of the reported event cannot be determined at this time.However, if additional information becomes available this report will be supplemented accordingly.
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Event Description
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A user facility reported to olympus that during preparations to use the evis exera iii xenon light source, the front panel was blinking, flashing, noisy and continuing to turn on.There was no harm or user injury reported due to the event.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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This report is being supplemented to provide additional information, based on the legal manufacturer's investigation.A review of the device history record found no deviations, that could have caused or contributed to the reported issue.It has been over 6 years, since the subject device was manufactured.Based on the results of the legal manufacturer's investigation, the root cause of the front panel flashing loudly and the scope not being detected could not be identified.However, it¿s likely the cause, is related to a faulty scope detection switch.Olympus will continue to monitor field performance for this device.
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