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It is reported during a diagnostic ureteroscopy using a hd autoclavable camera head, the camera stopped working and displayed the (b)(4) error code (unsupported scope).The device was rebooted and the issue resolved.The procedure was completed with no impact to the patient.Upon further inspection after the procedure, the event occurred again and the customer made the decision to return the device for inspection.
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This report is being supplemented to provide additional information based on the legal manufacturer's final investigation and to correct information provided on the initial report.The device history record (dhr) was reviewed and there were no problems found during the manufacturing of the device that would have caused or contributed to the reported issue.The device met all specifications at the time of shipment.Based on the results of the legal manufacturer's investigation, although the root cause could not be conclusively determined, the cause of the reported issue was likely due to an unexpected stress being applied to the cable by the user's handling, resulting in damage to the cable and causing communication failure.The device's instructions for use states: "never excessively bend, pull, twist, coil, squeeze, or crush the camera cable.Doing so could damage the camera cable." regarding the intermittent horizontal black lines on the display observed by olympus service, the issue was caused by a failure of the charge coupled device (ccd), not by the faulty cable, as reported in the initial report.Per the legal manufacturer, there is no potential for this issue to cause or contribute to death or serious injury if the malfunction were to recur.
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