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The customer reported to olympus that during a stone extraction, the single use retrieval nitinol basket v was inserted into the forceps channel of the evis lucera duodenovideoscope to grasp the stone, and when the sheath was pulled while the basket was slightly closed, the stone was incarcerated.The doctor cut the forceps and crushed the stone per the instruction¿s manual.The therapeutic (stenting) procedure was terminated and rescheduled due to the breakage of the wire after removal of the bile/pancreatic duct stent.The patient¿s condition was not affected.The therapeutic procedure was later completed with a similar device and there was no patient harm.There was no reported complaint for the evis lucera duodenovideoscpe.
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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.Based on the results of the investigation, no abnormalities were observed in the returned subject device.Therefore, the 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: ¿before use, thoroughly review the method of use for this instrument, the mechanical lithotriptor (bml-110a-1), and the bml handle v (maj-441) in accordance with the instruction manuals.Using the instrument without learning such information could cause patient injury.¿ ¿determine to use this instrument in preoperative diagnosis, interoperative contrast enhancing, or after papillotomy/papillary dilation from an expert¿s viewpoint.If large, rigid or many stones are retrieved by this instrument, the basket with stones engaged may not be removed from the body cavity.¿ ¿use this instrument with a hospitalization plan ready and the understanding that, if the stone is too hard to be crushed by the mechanical lithotriptor (bml-110a-1) or bml handle v (maj-441), the instrument may become irreversibly damaged and open surgery may have to take place to remove the stone.¿ ¿if the distal end cannot be removed from the body, refer to chapter 11, ¿emergency treatment¿, and perform open surgery or possible treatments, such as crushing the stone by using the mechanical lithotriptor (bml-110a-1) or bml handle v (maj-441) in combination with the instrument.¿ ¿when the basket does not open and/or close smoothly, do not apply force but move the forceps elevator, set the endoscope's bending angle back, or move the position of the basket until the basket opens and closes smoothly.If the action of opening/closing the basket is forced, the sheath may stretch and the resistance in operating the handle may increase.Also, the stone may not be retrieved, and/or the basket with stone engaged may become impacted in the body.¿ ¿repetition of stone retrieval will deform and/or deteriorate this instrument.Deformation and/or deterioration may make it difficult to retrieve a stone or could cause the basket with stone engaged to become impacted in the body.If stone retrieval needs to be repeated in a single case, be sure to inspect the action and the appearance before each retrieval.Stop use if any abnormality (e.G., basket wire is cut or sheath is bent, etc.) is detected during the inspection.¿ ¿if retrieval can no longer be performed, determine how to handle the instrument from an expert¿s viewpoint on the basis of the understanding about procedures described in chapter 11, ¿emergency treatment¿.Do not withdraw this instrument abruptly or with excessive force.This could cause perforation, bleeding or mucous membrane damage.¿ this supplemental report includes a correction to e1 (title).Olympus will continue to monitor field performance for this device.
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