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As reported for this event by the distributor, during a therapeutic endoscopic sphincterotomy (est) when a high frequency was output, the device knife wire broke, but did not fall off, at the first energization.The procedure was completed with another device of the same model.There is no harm or adverse impact to the patient.The mode at the time of the event is unknown, but the likely mode may have been either end cut 1 effect 3 incision time 3 or incision interval forced coagulation effect 2, maximum wattage 40.
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Full name of the facility is social medical corporation (b)(6) hospital.Due diligence was performed with the initial reporter.However, no details of the procedure and paritculars of the event were available.The device is returned, and an evaluation completed for it.The user¿s complaint was confirmed.Device history record review indicates that the device was manufactured and tested in accordance with all applicable procedures and met all final product release criteria.Upon inspection and testing, it was observed that the cutting wire was broken.Investigation was carried out to confirm the broken portion.The coated portion of the cutting wire was torn, and the broken portion was scorched and melted.The outer diameter of the cutting wire was measured.The result indicated no abnormalities.The length of the coated portion of the cutting wire, and the cutting wire itself presented no abnormalities.There were no missing parts in the subject device.Other abnormalities that could lead to the breakage of the cutting wire were not confirmed, since infromaiton of the event was not available.This instruction manual contains the following information: since the cutting wire is very thin, it may break off in the following cases: the distance between the papilla of vater and the cutting wire is very short, the output is too high or activated while the cutting wire touches metal parts of the endoscope, or the cutting wire is tightened too strong.When the cutting wire breaks off, its proximal end will be retracted toward the endoscope if the slider is pulled.If the slider is pushed, the cutting wire will be pushed out toward the papilla or move sideways.If the cutting wire breaks off, stop the output immediately and pull the slider completely to retract the broken cutting wire into the tube.Then withdraw the sphincterotome from the papilla.Otherwise, patient injury, such as perforations, bleeding, or lacerations within the biliary duct, and/or damage of the endoscope could result.When inserting the instrument into the endoscope, be sure that the cutting wire is parallel to the tube.Otherwise, the metal part of the forceps elevator may contact the cutting wire and peel off the coating material.Do not activate output while tissue is in contact with the torn or damaged coated portion of the distal end.If output is activated while tissue is contacting the torn or damaged coated portion due to insertion into or withdrawal from an endoscope, leakage current, decreased output, and/or thermal injury could result.If you feel the cutting is blunt, withdraw the device from the scope to examine if there is any peel off and tear at the coating portion.The root cause of the knife breakage could not be identified.Based on the device evaluation, and the result of past investigations, a likely mechanism causing the cutting wire breakage might be the following: 1.The cutting wire where the wire coating was torn came into contact with the distal end of the endoscope when the forceps elevator was raised.2.If an electric conduction was activated under the above circumstances, the cutting wire could become hot instantly at the contact point.As a result, the cutting wire broke.A likely factor causing tears of the coated portion of the cutting wire might be the following.However, the exact cause could not be determined.·it is possible that the slider was slightly pushed causing the cutting wire to deflect.The coated portion of the cutting wire has possibly been rubbed due to the effect of contacting a metal area of the endoscope.
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