| 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 |
07/24/2024
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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 olympus scope was sent to an independent laboratory for culture testing and results are still pending.The investigation is ongoing and follow up with the customer is currently being performed.After culture testing, the device will be evaluated.A supplemental report will be submitted upon completion of the investigation or if any additional information is provided by the user facility.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that the cystonephrofiberscope tested positive for an unexpected contamination.The issue was found during reprocessing.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, results of third-party testing, the device evaluation, and the lms final investigation.The lm reviewed the customer provided cds processes where no obvious deviations from instructions for use (ifu) were identified.The customer provided the following result of the culture test, performed at the third-party labs: sampling date: (b)(6) 2024 sampling from: biopsy/operating channel cfu (colony forming units): 24 cfu/endoscope bacterial identification: environmental germs, staphylococcus haemolyticus olympus provided the following result of the culture test, performed at the third-party labs: sampling date: (b)(6) 2024 sampling from: all channels cfu (colony forming units): <1 cfu bacterial identification: n/a the device was evaluated where no abnormalities were found that could have led to the positive culture.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 reprocessing method is described in the following section of the device ifu (instructions for use): ·chapter 4 reprocessing workflow for endoscopes and accessories.·chapter 5 reprocessing the endoscope.Olympus will continue to monitor field performance for this device.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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