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It was observed during the device inspection, the videoscope exhibited foreign material in the adhesive objective lens, light guide lens, c-cover, and nozzle.There were no reports of patient involvement.
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This supplemental report is being submitted to provide the results of the legal manufacturer's final investigation.New information added to the following fields: d4, d8, h3, h4, h6.Corrected fields: d5 (should be ¿other: olympus¿), e1 (the name of the facility should be ¿olympus¿), e2, and e (should be ¿health professional: no¿ and ¿occupation: non-health professional¿).A review of the device history record found no deviations that could have caused or contributed to the reported issue.It has been over thirteen (13) years since the subject device was manufactured.During the device inspection, leakage at the insertion tube was observed.Based on the results of the investigation and the information provided, it could not be determined what the foreign material was.It is likely that the following led to the malfunction: due to the leakage from the insertion tube, proper reprocessing may not have been possible, and the foreign matter may not have been removed.The events can be detected and prevented in accordance with the following sections of the instructions for instructions for use: ¿the instruction manual evis exera ii gif/cf/pcf type 180 operation manual chapter 3 preparation and inspection describes how to detect for the suggested events. the instruction manual evis exera ii gif/cf/pcf type 180 reprocessing manual chapter 5 reprocessing the endoscope describes how to prevent for the suggested events.¿ olympus will continue to monitor field performance for this device.
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