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It was observed that during the device evaluation, the sonicbeat 5 mm, 20 cm, front-actuated grip exhibited abrasion/metal exposure of the tissue pad.There were no reports of patient involvement.
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Updated fields: d8, e1, h3, h6, and h11.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 1 year since the subject device was manufactured.Based on the results of the investigation, the probe had contact marks which indicated that the probe and the grasping section came into contact.No cracks were found in the probe.The event can be detected/prevented by following the instructions for use which state: ·do not activate output while the grasping section is closed without contacting tissue or vessel, or ensuring that tissue is transected.Otherwise, a local increase of the temperature due to a friction between the probe tip and the grasping section may result in various forms of damage in the probe tip and/or the tissue pad, such as premature wear, breakage, deformation, and/or falling off inside the body cavity and/or partial separating.·when cutting or vessel sealing is performed, apply light tension on the tissue so that users can confirm that they are transected.Also, stop activation immediately after tissue is transected.Otherwise, the grasping section, the tissue pad, or the probe tip may break and fall, and partial separating of the tissue pad may occur due to a local increase of temperature caused by the friction between tissue pad and the probe tip during activation.Olympus will continue to monitor field performance for this device.
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