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HYF-XP |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Microbial Contamination of Device (2303)
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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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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The suspect device has been returned to olympus for evaluation and the investigation is ongoing.The physical device evaluation has not been completed.Prior to the device evaluation, the device was sent out for additional microbiological testing.The microbiological analysis results are pending.Attempts to retrieve additional information from the customer are in progress.Once the investigation has been completed, a supplemental report will be submitted with device evaluation results.
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Event or Problem Description
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The customer reported to olympus, the hysterofiberscope tested positive for an unexpected contamination.The issue was found during a routine culture of the scope.It was also reported that the hysterofiberscope presence of spots.The user did not report any contamination or any other serious deterioration in state of health of any person, to which the scope could have been a contributory cause.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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This report is being supplemented to provide additional information based on the results of 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, a root cause could not be determined and the reported event was not confirmed, as the scope was not microbiologically tested.The issue may be prevented by following the instructions for use sections below: chapter 6 compatible reprocessing methods and chemical agents chapter 7 cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization procedures olympus will continue to monitor field performance for this device.
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