The user facility reported an internal leak of rapicide pa high level disinfectant (hld) in the advantage plus automated endoscope repocessor (aer) machine caused ten employees to experience exposure symptoms and were sent for evaluation.A medivators field service engineer (fse) was dispatched to the facility and determined a coupling connector attached to the chemistry overflow tubing had broken, causing an internal leak of hld in the aer.The fse repaired the coupling and performed multiple test cycles to confirm the aer was operating according to specification and was returned to use.No additional medical attention was sought by any of the employees.Medivators will continue to monitor for similar events to ensure the product continues to perform as expected.
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