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This supplemental report is being submitted to provide 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 ten (10) years since the subject device was manufactured.A definitive root cause was not identified, however based on the results of the investigation, the probable cause of the " foreign material in the nozzle" malfunction could not be identified.The event can be prevented by following the instructions for use which state: 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).The legal manufacturer reviewed the costumer provided cleaning disinfection and sterilization (cds) process where no obvious deviation form instructions for use (ifu) were identified.Olympus will continue to monitor field performance for this device.
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