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It was reported, the bronchovideoscope had an image disappear when the cable between the light source and the maneuver/control body were moved.The issue occurred during procedure for an unspecified procedure.The scope was replaced during the procedure.There were no reports of delay, patient harm, injury, or death.Additional details relating to the patient and the event have been requested, but no response has been received at this time.
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This report is being supplemented to provide additional information based on the device evaluation and the legal manufacturer's final investigation.Corrected fields: e1, e2 and e3 (information inadvertently missed) a review of the device history record and historical complaints analysis was conducted and no deviations that could have caused or contributed to the reported issue was identified.The device was returned to olympus for inspection, and the customer reportable malfunction was confirmed.A definitive root cause was not identified, however based on the results of the investigation, it is likely the charged coupled device broke while the user was handling the device and resulted in the loss of image.The event can be prevented by following the instructions for use which state: important information ¿ please read before use warnings and cautions: caution ·turn the video system center on only when the videoscope cable is connected to both the video system center and the electrical connector on the endoscope.In particular, confirm that the video system center is off before connecting or disconnecting the videoscope cable from the electrical connector on the endoscope.Failure to do so can result in equipment damage, including destruction of the ccd.Precaution for disappeared or frozen endoscopic image; warning ·follow the precautions given below when handling the instrument.Otherwise, the endoscopic image may disappear unexpectedly, or the frozen image may not be restored during the examination.3.6 inspection of the endoscopic system inspection of the endoscopic image 3.While observing the palm of your hand, confirm that the wli and nbi endoscopic image is free from noise, blur, fog, or other irregularities.4.Angulate the endoscope and confirm that the wli and nbi endoscopic image does not momentarily disappear or display any other irregularities.Chapter 5 troubleshooting if the endoscope is visibly damaged, does not function as expected, or is found to have irregularities during the inspection described in chapter 3, ¿preparation and inspection¿, do not use the endoscope.Contact olympus.Some problems that appear to be malfunctions may be correctable by referring to section 5.1, ¿troubleshooting guide¿.If the problem cannot be resolved by the described remedial action, stop using the endoscope and send it to olympus for repair.Olympus does not repair accessory parts.If an accessory part becomes damaged, contact olympus to purchase a replacement.Olympus will continue to monitor field performance for this device.
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