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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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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 microbiological analysis results are pending.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 the cystonephrofiberscope tested positive for an unexpected contamination.The issue was found during a routine culture of the scope.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 positive culture.The customer provided the following result of the culture test, performed at the third-party labs: sampling positions: all channels conducted testing on (b)(6) 2024, and 5cfu/180ml of bacteria were detected.Kind of bacteria: micro-organismes revivifiables a 30.Olympus provided the following result of the culture test, performed at the third-party lab (b)(6) 2024: conducted testing and bacteria were not detected.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 ifu includes the following sections describing reprocessing method: chapter "reprocessing workflow for endoscopes and accessories." chapter "reprocessing the endoscope." olympus will continue to monitor field performance for this device.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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