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Medivators was not made aware of this event until receipt of the health canada report on august 17, 2022.The scope buddy plus tubing is used with the scope buddy plus endoscope flushing aid to pump fluids through endoscopes during manual cleaning.The tubing is for 24-hour use only.The device subject of the event was not returned to medivators for evaluation.The lot history record was reviewed and confirmed the lot was manufactured to specification.Medivators quality tested 10 devices from current inventory and no issues were noted.Without a returned device, a root cause could not be determined.The scope buddy plus tubing instructions for use state, "warnings & precautions inspect tubing for leaks and damage to the plastic fittings.Do not use tubing if any damage is noted." a steris account manager will offer in-service training on the proper use and operation of the scope buddy plus tubing.Steris evaluated the reported event and determined it does not meet our reporting criteria under 21 cfr part 803 or health canada guides: incident reporting for medical devices, foreign risk notification for medical devices, june 23, 2021.It should be noted that steris is submitting a medical device report (mdr) and a mandatory problem report (mpr) solely due to the receipt of the user facility health canada report which is in accordance with our procedures and policies.No additional issues have been reported over the last 12 months since initial occurrence.
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