The customer reported to olympus, the pk front load, (b)(6), working element caught fire during an unspecified therapeutic procedure.There were no reports of patient harm.
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This report is being supplemented to provide the legal manufacturer's final investigation and additional information provided in e2, e3.The device history record was unable to be reviewed for this device since the serial number was not provided.However, olympus only releases products to market that meet all manufacturing specifications and final product release criteria.Based on the results of the investigation, the reported complaint could not be confirmed as the device was not returned.Olympus reached out to the customer for additional information regarding the reported incident, including details about where the device caught fire, the timing, associated devices, and generator & power settings.However, the customer only mentioned that the fire happened on the actuator block where an electrode was inserted into the working element, the suspect device was discarded, and its serial/lot number was unknown.No further details or information were provided.The following factors may have impacted the device: a worn block actuator, retained moisture in the actuator block, a defective snap-in lock mechanism, or short circuit between connector and electrode due to saline leakage.The specific root cause can not be determined at this time due to limited information and the unavailability of the subject device for inspection.Olympus will continue to monitor field performance for this device.This report is related to mfr # 3011050570-2024-00101 for the device that was used during the same procedure.
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