| Model Number |
GIF-1TH190 |
| 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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| Date of Event |
08/26/2024
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Event or Problem Description
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It was observed during the device inspection, the air/water channel and jet tube of the gastrointestinal videoscope had white foreign material.There were no reports of patient involvement.
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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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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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This report is being supplemented to provide additional information based on 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.Based on the results of the investigation, the foreign material was unable to be identified.There were no reprocessing steps deviations from instruction for use (ifu).Furthermore, physical damage at the material residue point was not confirmed.Therefore, the root cause of the reported event is unable to be determined.The event can be detected and prevented by following the ifu sections: detection methods are written in ifu: gif/cf/pcf-190 series operation manual chapter 3 preparation and inspection.Prevention measures are written in ifu: gif/cf/pcf-190 series reprocessing manual chapter 5 reprocessing the endoscope.Olympus will continue to monitor field performance for this device.
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