An olympus territory manager, who was present in the endoscopic room with the physician, reported the blade broke off in the distal part of the subject device, near the insulation, during an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography procedure (ercp).
The blade broke while making the third cut.
The procedure was completed with another device of the same model.
There was a delay in the procedure to change out the device; however, there was no impact on the patient.
There was no harm or user injury reported due to the event.
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The suspect device was returned to olympus for evaluation.
Inspection and testing are not yet complete.
The investigation is ongoing; therefore, the root cause of the reported event cannot be determined at this time.
However, if additional information becomes available, this report will be supplemented accordingly.
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