The suspect medical device was not returned to the manufacturer for investigation/evaluation.Therefore, the manufacturer's evaluation was exclusively performed on the basis of the provided information.There is no report of device malfunction.We are unable to determine if the hf-generator caused or contributed to the reported adverse events.Since no product malfunction was reported and no device was returned, the affected device very likely meets the standard specifications.The exact cause of the reported phenomena and the patients' outcome could not be determined and is being judged as unknown.Furthermore, a manufacturing and quality control review could not be performed since basic data of article identification (serial number) are missing.The case will be closed from olympus side with no further actions but the reported event/incident will be recorded for trending and surveillance purposes.
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