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GIF-XP180N |
| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Consequences Or Impact To Patient (2199)
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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This supplemental report is being submitted to provide additional information.Olympus contacted the user and got the information that candida tropicalis (1cfu/ endoscope) was detected at the sampling by the user.The subject device was returned to olympus (b)(4).(b)(4) sent the device to a third-party laboratory for microbiological testing.As a result of the testing, staphylococcus coagulase negative (1cfu) was detected from the sample collected from the all channels of the device.Omsc reviewed the manufacture history (dhr) of the device and confirmed no irregularity.The exact cause of the reported phenomenon could not be conclusively determined.The reprocessing manual of the subject device has already warns following: 1.4 precautions warning: an insufficiently reprocessed endoscope and/or accessory may pose an infection control risk to the patients and/or operators who touch them.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The subject device in this report has not been returned to omsc for evaluation.The exact cause of the reported event could not be conclusively determined at this time.If additional information becomes available, this report will be supplemented.
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Event or Problem Description
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Olympus medical systems corp.(omsc) was informed that as a result of microbiological testing by the user facility, unspecified microbes were detected from the sample collected from the subject device.The user facility did not provide other detailed information such as the number and the type of microbes.Other detailed information such as the reprocessing method was not provided.There was no report of infection associated with this report.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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