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CYF-VHA |
| 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 device evaluation is ongoing.Should additional relevant information become available, a supplemental report will be submitted.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was observed during the device inspection, that the cysto-nephro videoscope exhibited foreign material at the tip of the illumination lens.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.Based on the results of the investigation, the foreign object could not be identified and the root cause that the foreign object remaining in the device could not be identified.A review of the device history record found no deviations that could have caused or contributed to the reported issue.It has been over seven (7) years since the subject device was manufactured.The legal manufacture reviewed the customer provided the cleaning disinfection and sterilization processes where no obvious deviations from instructions for use were identified.Based on the results of the investigation, olympus confirmed foreign material came out of the device and there was no physical damage at the place where the foreign material remained.A definitive root cause of the foreign material in the scope could not be determined.The event can be detected and/or prevented by following the instructions for use which state: cyf-vha has instruction manuals for cleaning, and the reprocessing procedures are described in the instructions.Olympus will continue to monitor field performance for this device.
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