Model Number CYF-VH |
Device Problem
Flaked (1246)
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Patient Problem
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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Event Type
malfunction
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Event Description
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The customer reported to olympus, the cysto-nephro videoscope liner 15cm into port looked flaky during reprocessing.The customer reported there is no specified date of event as the event could have occurred anytime between (b)(6) to end of (b)(6) 2022.There was no patient harm associated with this event.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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The device was returned to olympus for evaluation.Upon inspection testing of the returned device, the user's request was confirmed.A burn mark was discovered near the distal end of the channel likely due to a high-energy hand instruments being fired while inside the channel.The investigation is ongoing.If additional information becomes available, this report will be supplemented accordingly.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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This report is being supplemented to provide additional information.A review of the device history record found no deviations that could have caused or contributed to the reported issue.Based on the investigation, possible causes may include the following: there is a possibility that laser was used in combination with the device due to human error and fired mistakenly.However, we could not determine the cause of it because there is no detailed information on laser being fired mistakenly.A definitive root cause cannot be identified.Olympus will continue to monitor the field performance of this device.
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