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The device was returned to olympus for a device evaluation and the customer¿s allegation was confirmed.In addition to the reported in b5, the device evaluation found the following: the connecting tube had a dent, the adhesive on the bending section cover rubber had a chip, due to wear of the angle wire the bending angle in the up direction did not meet the standard value, due to a dent on the channel tube the forceps could not be inserted smoothly, the image guide bundle had significant breakages, due to damage on the image guide bundle the image had a stain, the control unit had a scratch, the grip had a scratch, and the camera section had a scratch.The customer did clean, disinfect, sterilized the device before returning to olympus.The customer aspirated water through the instrument/suction channel, wiped/brushed the instrument channel outlet with clean lint-free cloths, brushes, or sponges, brushed the instrument channel, instrument channel port, and suction cylinder with a delay in the pre-cleaning and no abnormalities observed.The investigation is ongoing.A supplemental report will be submitted upon completion of the investigation or if additional information becomes available.
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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, the definitive root cause of the foreign material could not be determined.The instruction manual identifies the following verbiage, which may have prevented the phenomenon: inspection methods associated with reprocessing are described in ¿operation manual maf-tm/gm chapter 3 preparation and inspection¿, and prevention methods are described in ¿reprocessing manual maf-tm/gm chapter 8 cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization¿.Olympus will continue to monitor field performance for this device.
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