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Model Number CYF-VH |
Device Problem
Contamination /Decontamination Problem (2895)
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Patient Problem
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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Event Date 08/02/2022 |
Event Type
malfunction
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Event Description
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The customer reported to olympus that during reprocessing of the cysto-nephro videoscope, foreign material (fiber) was found exiting the scope channel.There was no patient involvement, or user injury associated with this event.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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The customer suspected device was returned for investigation.Upon evaluation of the returned device the following defects were found, bending section rubber cracked, insertion tube scratched, peeling channel wall, minor fading, control body scratched, and video connector dented.The faulty parts were replaced, and the device was returned to the user facility.The investigation is ongoing.A supplemental report will be submitted upon completion of the investigation or if any additional information is provided by the user facility.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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This report is been submitted to provide additional information from the customer.The follow field updated: b5.This report is being supplemented to provide additional information based on the legal manufacturer's final investigation.The following field was updated: h4, h6 and h10.The subject device was returned to olympus for device evaluation and investigation was unable to confirm the reported issue.A review of the device history record found no deviations that could have caused or contributed to the reported issue.The investigation noted that it has been less than one year since the device was manufactured.The investigation did not establish a definitive root cause for the reported event.However, was no air leak in the device, and there was no detailed description or image of the foreign material.Thus, we could not determine the cause of this phenomenon.The investigation reported that the following was found, fiber (foreign material) came out from the instrument channel, no air leak in the device, and no detailed description or image of the foreign material.As the result of checking the manufacturing history, the subject device was shipped without abnormality in manufacturing.Olympus will continue to monitor field performance for this device.
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Event Description
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Additional information received from the customer that the event was first noticed in the scope room with borescope and the scope fiber was damaged by end of the lumen.It was reported that the scope was sterilized.
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