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The customer reported to olympus, the single use 3- lumen sphincterotome knife wire broke when outputting.The issue was found during a therapeutic endoscopic papillary sphincterotomy.The procedure was completed with similar equipment.The device was inspected before use and was okay.There were no reports of patient harm or injury.Additionally, this has happened several times in the past, and has been reported that wire breaks have been occurring frequently recently.Two cases of similar defects have occurred, and three cases have been filed including those that have occurred in the past.This case is for cases that have occurred in the past.
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This report is being supplemented to provide additional information based on the legal manufacturer's 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 definitive root cause was not established.However, multiple factors may have contributed to the broken knife wire and detached tip: 1) the device was energized in one of these following situations.(a) the cutting wire is in point contact with tissue.Or they were being close to each other.(b) the cutting wire is in point contact with distal end of endoscope.Or they were being close to each other.(c) when the forceps elevator was raised, the cutting wire where the wire coating was torn came into contact with the distal end of the endoscope.Or they were being close to each other.2) an electrical discharge occurred in the cutting wire, and the cutting wire became hot instantly.3) the cutting wire was broken.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.The occurrence of the reported problem can be prevented by adhering to the instructions for use (ifu) which states the following: ¿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.Be sure that the rear end of the cutting wire is extended from the distal end of the endoscope.In case the cutting wire contacts the forceps elevator, insufficient output or unintended tissue injury may occur.Do not activate output while the cutting wire touches the metal parts of the endoscope, or they are being close together.This could burn the tissue and/or damage the endoscope or the instrument.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.¿ olympus will continue to monitor the field performance of this device.
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