| Model Number |
140187 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Migration or Expulsion of Device (1395)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Unspecified Ear or Labyrinth Problem (4474)
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Event or Problem Description
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The customer reports a patient contacted them and states that the mri completed at their facility while his house-type ss wire lp was implanted caused a dislodgement of the wire requiring a surgical procedure to replace it.The customer states the magnetic flux density of the mri machine used at their facility is 1.5 teslas.The customer further states that the radiology safety physician for the facility has reviewed this patients case and feels it is very unlikely that the mri could have dislodged the implanted wire (at this magnetic flux density level).
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The device referenced in this report has not been returned to olympus for evaluation.The definitive cause of the customer's experience cannot be determined at this time.The investigation is ongoing.This report will be updated upon completion of the investigation or upon receipt of additional relevant information.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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This report is being supplemented to provide additional information based on the legal manufacturer's final investigation.The device was not returned to the facility for evaluation.No visual inspection will occur for this device and the reported failure.A review of the device history record could not be performed because the lot number was not provided as the device was not returned in the original packaging.However, olympus only releases products to market that meet all manufacturing specifications and final product release criteria.The root cause has been determined to be that the patient was present around a mri greater than 3 tesla.Device pn:140187 is mri safe and functional until the device is exposed to more than 3 tesla.The customer stated that the facilities mri machine is 1.5 tesla, therefore the over exposure could not have happened at the reporting facility.A definitive root cause cannot be identified.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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