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This report is being supplemented to provide additional information based on the legal manufacturer's final investigation.Correction to e2, e3, g2 health provider of the initial medwatch.The information was inadvertently left out.Three attempts were performed to obtain additional information, but no response was received from the customer.A review of the device history record found the device was manufactured in july 2022, the device history record was unable to be reviewed.However, olympus only releases products to market that meet all manufacturing specifications and final product release criteria.Based on the results of the investigation, the root cause of the reported event is unable to be determined.The event can be prevented by following the instructions for use (ifu) which state: chapter 14, ¿emergency treatment¿.·do not withdraw the instrument forcibly or change the angulation of the endoscope when the clip is grasping the tissue and is not released.Doing so may tear tissue inside the body cavity, resulting in patient injury, such as perforation, bleeding, or mucous membrane damage.Do not angulate the bending section of the endoscope or withdraw the instrument from the endoscope while the clip is grasping the tissue before being released.This could cause patient injury, such as perforation, bleeding, or mucous membrane damage.Do not try to forcibly withdraw the instrument from the endoscope if the clip cannot be detached from the instrument.Forcibly withdrawing the instrument could cause patient injury such as perforation, bleeding, or mucous membrane damage.Should the slightest irregularity and/or breakage of the parts be suspected, withdraw the instrument from the endoscope immediately according to the steps of ¿withdrawing the instrument from the endoscope¿ on page 10.Otherwise, perforation, bleeding, or mucous membrane damage may result.Olympus will continue to monitor field performance for this device.
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