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This supplemental report is being submitted to provide 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.It has been over 7 years since the subject device was manufactured.Based on the results of the investigation and the information provided, it could not be determined what the foreign material was.There was no damage to the area where the foreign material was detected, and it was unknown if reprocessing was performed according to the instructions for use (ifu).Therefore, the cause of the material remaining in the device could not be determined.The suggested events are detectable and preventable by handling device in accordance with the following ifu.Ifu states the detection method in gastrointestinal videoscope,gif-lv1,colonovideoscope,cf-lv1l,cf-lv1i,operation manual chapter 3 preparation and inspection.Ifu states the preventive measures in gastrointestinal videoscope,gif-lv1,colonovideoscope,cf-lv1l,cf-lv1i,reprocessing manual chapter 5 reprocessing the endoscope(and related reprocessing accessories).Olympus will continue to monitor field performance for this device.
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