| Model Number |
CYF-5 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Microbial Contamination of Device (2303)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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| Date of Event |
05/02/2024
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The device evaluation is ongoing.Prior to the device evaluation, the device was sent out for additional microbiological testing.The hygiene microbiological investigation report indicated the channels of the scope were cultured and found less than 1 colony forming unit (cfu) of an unspecified revivable micro-organism.The results obtained comply with the target level for an endoscope subjected to high level disinfection and rinsed with sterile water.Once the investigation has been completed, a supplemental report will be submitted with device evaluation results.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that during reprocessing, the cystonephrofiberscope tested positive for 1 colony forming unit (cfu)/120 ml of an unspecified revivable micro-organism.All channels were sampled.The user did not report any contamination or any other serious deterioration in state of health of any person, to which the scope could have been a contributory cause.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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This report is being supplemented to provide additional information based on the legal manufacture's (lm) review of the customer cleaning disinfection and sterilization (cds) processes, the device evaluation and the lms final investigation.The lm reviewed the customer provided the cds processes where no obvious deviations from instructions for use (ifu) were identified.The device was evaluated where no abnormalities were found that could have led to the reported event.A review of the device history record found no deviations that could have caused or contributed to the reported issue.Based on the results of the investigation, a root cause could not be determined.Growth of microorganisms were found through culture testing by the user after reprocessing.However, when olympus culture tested after reprocessing in accordance with the ifu before repair, the results conformed to the regulation's recommendation.The following is included in the device ifu: ¿cyf-5 has an instruction manual for cleaning, and reprocessing method is described in the instruction manual for cleaning.¿ olympus will continue to monitor field performance for this device.
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