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The customer reported to olympus, during a therapeutic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography procedure, the stone extraction balloon popped.It popped when the physician inflated the balloon with the inflation syringe, he tried to drag the material inside the bile duct.The physician could see no stones or biliary sludge was present.The intended procedure was completed with a similar device (unknown lot number.The customer confirmed there were no balloon fragments.There was procedural delay while the patient was under general anesthesia for 10 minutes due to the balloon malfunction.No patient harm or injury was reported.
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This supplemental report is being submitted to provide the results of the legal manufacturer¿s investigation and the results of the device history records (dhr) review.The dhr for this device were reviewed and all records indicated the product was manufactured according to all applicable procedures and met final product release criteria.No abnormalities were found.A definitive root cause was not identified.Based on the available information, the legal manufacturer determined the probable cause of the failure is likely due to a force might have been applied to the balloon due to the following device handling, causing the reported phenomenon such as: the instrument was operated abruptly or with excessive force when retrieving a foreign object.The balloon was inflated rapidly.The balloon was inflated larger than the diameter of the bile duct.A corner of bile duct stone damaged the balloon.The balloon was moved back and forth while the forceps elevator of the endoscope was raised.This caused the balloon to rub against the forceps elevator, damaging the balloon.The balloon was not completely deflated when the subject device was inserted into the endoscope.This caused the balloon which was not completely deflated to catch in the endoscope channel or forceps elevator, damaging the balloon.The instruction manual contains the following descriptions, and it warns against this event.Never use excessive force to operate the instrument.This could damage the instrument.Be sure to check the marks and indication on the premeasured syringes to see if its maximum volume matches the maximum diameter of the inflated balloon indicated on the air-feeding port.An improper combination of the premeasured syringe and the balloon catheter may cause excessive inflation of the balloon, resulting in patient injuries such as tissue inflammation.This may also cause damage to the instrument.Do not inflate the balloon rapidly.The balloon may burst and the pieces could remain in the duct.This could result in mucous membrane damage.Do not inflate the balloon with too much air.Otherwise, the balloon may burst and the pieces could remain in the duct.Confirm that the balloon is completely deflated when inserting the instrument into the endoscope.If the balloon is not deflated completely, the distal end of the instrument may extend from the distal end of the endoscope abruptly.This could cause patient injury, such as perforation, bleeding, or mucous membrane damage, and could damage the endoscope and/or instrument.Do not operate the instrument abruptly or with excessive force when retrieving a foreign object.Otherwise, patient injury such as bleeding, mucous membrane damage, or edema may occur.Be sure to check the size of the treated duct under the x-ray image before inflating the balloon and use the premeasured syringe as described to obtain the desired balloon diameter.Besides, make sure to feed air carefully while observing the balloon under the x-ray image.Otherwise, the balloon may be inflated larger than the diameter of the bile duct, resulting in excessive dilation of the bile duct or mucous membrane damage.Or the balloon may burst, causing mucous membrane damage or the pieces remaining in the duct.
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