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A60100A |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Bowel Perforation (2668)
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The suspect medical device has not yet been returned to olympus for evaluation/investigation.Therefore, the exact cause of the patient's outcome and the reported phenomenon could not be determined and is being judged as unknown.However, if the suspect medical device is returned for evaluation/investigation or additional significant information becomes available, this report will be updated.
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Event or Problem Description
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Olympus was informed that during a therapeutic laparoscopic hemicolectomy procedure the intestine of the patient was damaged.During the procedure several olympus instruments and other instruments were used.It cannot be determined when and by which instrument the intestine was perforated.No further information was provided but there was no report about a product malfunction.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The suspect medical device and the concomitant medical products were returned to the manufacturer for evaluation/investigation.There were no reports of any malfunction of the medical devices used during the procedure.Apart from normal signs of wear due to frequent use and reprocessing, the investigation also did not reveal any anomalies, malfunctions or defects that may have caused or contributed to the reported event/incident.Based on the information available, the exact cause of the reported phenomenon and the patient¿s outcome could not be determined and is being judged as unknown.A material or quality problem can be excluded since a manufacturing and quality control review was performed for all affected serial/lot numbers of the medical devices used without showing any abnormalities.The case will be closed on olympus side with no further actions.The reported event/incident will be recorded for trending and surveillance purposes and the user will be informed about the investigation results.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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