Medivators received (b)(4) report 12-21-2016.The facility reported that they possibly flushed a scope with intercept detergent while being used on a patent.(b)(4) provided the intercept detergent sds to the facility.Medivators ra contacted this facility and spoke with rn who called (b)(4).She reported that they were performing an upper gi endoscopy procedure.While switching scopes, there was confusion and intercept detergent might have been flushed into the scope into a patient.There was limited details provided regarding the specifics on how this occured.Base on information from medivators chemistry department, the side effects for chemical exposure via ingestion and the toxicity of intercept detergent are minimal when delivered at the recommended diluted concentration.There was no reported patient illness of injury.This complaint will continue to be monitored within medivators complaint system.
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