Pentax medical was made aware of an event on (b)(6) 2022 that occurred in china within the apac region in the operating room during use.The user reported that the distal end rotated and bend, then it could not go back to straight, it was difficult to get out the endoscope.Lt was useless to rotate the angle knob repeatly.The user rotated with both hands and slowly adjust the bending part, then got out endoscope successfully.Afterwards, the patient had stomach discomfort symptoms without bleeding, but the symptoms were relieved after medication(medication information not provided).During reprocessing, the nurse found that the angle knob was out of order, due to angle wire fracture, so she contacted the equipment department for repair.This event meets the requirements for fda reportability; however submission of this report does not constitute an admission that medical personnel, user facility, importer, manufacturer or product caused or contributed to the event.
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F10 updated: international medical device regulators forum (imdrf) adverse event reporting remove component code: 525 tube.Evaluation summary: the pentax medical engineer checked with hospital staff and the device was used for a medical examination.The patient had stomach discomfort symptoms without bleeding, but the symptoms were relieved after medication.After that, the patient was discharged.According to the reported content, repairs by a third party (use of parts made by other companies, use of remanufactured parts) were carried out, and it was speculated that the failure was caused by the repairs by this third party.Pentax medical has not received any further information for this event and therefore, considers this medwatch report closed.
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