| Model Number |
PCF-H180AI |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Failure to Clean Adequately (4048)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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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 legal manufacturer's investigation is ongoing, this report will be supplemented when new and relevant information becomes available.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was observed that during the device evaluation, the flex video scope exhibited air/water cylinder, air/water tube, and the jet tube had foreign objects.There were no reports of patient involvement.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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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 13 years since the subject device was manufactured.The legal manufacture was unable to confirm whether the customer's reprocessing steps were deviated from the instructions for use.Based on the results of the investigation, olympus confirmed foreign material remained in the device, but the type of the material or root cause cannot be identified.The event can be prevented by following the instructions for use which state: ifu states that detection method in evis exera ii gif/cf/pcf type 180 series operation manual chapter 3 preparation and inspection.Ifu states that preventive measure in evis exera ii gif/cf/pcf type 180 series 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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