| Model Number |
GIF-XP170N |
| 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 that during the device evaluation, gastrointestinal videoscope exhibited foreign material inside the nozzle.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 5 years since the subject device was manufactured.Based on the results of the investigation, the presumable and definitive root cause of the event could not be identified.Moreover, it was unknown whether, there were any obvious deviations from the cleaning disinfection and sterilization (cds) steps provided in the instructions for use (ifu).Therefore, the cause of the material remaining in the device could not be determined.The following is included in the instructions for use (ifu): instructions for gif/cf-170 series operation manual chapter 3, ¿preparation and inspection¿ describes how to detect the subject event.Instructions for gif/cf-170 series reprocessing manual chapter 5, ¿reprocessing of the endoscope (and related reprocessing accessories)¿ describes how to prevent the subject event.Olympus will continue to monitor field performance for this device.
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