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| Medical Device Problem Code |
Communication or Transmission Problem (2896)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Event or Problem Description
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The customer reported to olympus while preparing for use, a transducer error code and other error messages displayed when the shockpulse lithotripsy transducer was plugged in.There were no reports of patient harm associated with this event.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The device has not been received to date.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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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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This report is being supplemented to provide additional information based on the legal manufacturer's final investigation.A review of the device history record found no deviations that could have caused or contributed to the reported issue.It has been over 2 years since the subject device was manufactured.Based on the results of the investigation, since the device was not returned for evaluation, a root cause of the reported event could not be determined.The event can be detected/prevented by following the instructions for use (ifu) which state: ¿regarding check probe illumination, possible causes may be ¿the probe is loose¿ or ¿the probe has failed or has a crack.¿ troubleshooting this problem includes ¿remove the probe and clean the mating surfaces of the probe and transducer.Reattach probe using the wrench,¿ or ¿replace probe.¿ " ¿for the problem with error indicator illumination, ¿the transducer may have malfunctioned.¿ troubleshooting this problem includes ¿reboot generator by turning power off and then back on.Plug in a second transducer to the generator.¿ in addition, the ifu advises ¿it is always recommended that a spare transducer and probe assembly be available.¿ ¿ olympus will continue to monitor field performance for this device.
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