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This report is being supplemented to provide additional information based on the legal manufacturer's final investigation.Additionally, (d9) no was selected and a correction to (h8) usage of device initial use of device selected as reuse was initially selected in error.No serial/lot number was provided therefore, no device history record could be performed.Based on the results of the investigation, as the device was not returned for evaluation, root cause could not be determined.The issue can be detected/prevented by following the instructions provided in: the instruction manual provides the following warnings: ¿operation of this instrument is based on the assumption that open surgery is possible as an emergency measure if the clip cannot be detached from the instrument or if any other unexpected circumstance takes place.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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