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The customer reported to olympus, the disposable distal attachment, during the esophagogastroduodenoscopy (egd), the disposable distal attachment came off the gastroscope into the patient's oral cavity and pharynx and had to be retrieved.There was a delay in the procedure (amount of time not specified).The procedure was completed and there was no patient harm.This report is related to and linked patient identifier (b)(6).
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This supplemental report is being submitted to provide the results of the legal manufacturer's final investigation.The device history record was unable to be reviewed for this device since the lot/serial number was not provided.However, olympus only releases products to market that meet all manufacturing specifications and final product release criteria.Based on the results of the investigation, and since the device was not returned for evaluation, the definitive root cause of the reported issue could not be determined.The events can be detected and prevented in accordance with the following sections of the instructions for instructions for use: ¿·use this instrument only in combination with products recommended by olympus.If combined with products not recommended by olympus, the instrument may fall off of the endoscope inside the patient and may cause malfunction or equipment damage.·if you encounter strong resistance when mounting the instrument on the endoscope, apply a water-soluble lubricant to the endoscope attachment section.Do not use vaseline (or any lubricant that contains petroleum jelly), olive oil, alcohol, or the xylocaine spray to lubricate the instrument.Doing so could cause equipment damage, or cause the instrument to fall off of the endoscope inside the patient.Be sure to wipe away any excess lubricant before mounting the instrument, and secure the instrument firmly using medical tape with sufficient elasticity.If the instrument is not firmly secured, it could come off inside the body cavity during use and cause patient injury, such as mucous membrane damage.¿ olympus will continue to monitor the field performance for this device.
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