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This report is being supplemented to provide additional information based on the legal manufacturer's final investigation.The device history record was unable to be reviewed for this device since the lot number was not provided.However, olympus only releases products to market that meet all manufacturing specifications and final product release criteria.The device was returned to olympus for inspection, and the reportable malfunction was confirmed.Based on the results of the investigation, it is likely the following led to the malfunction: we presume from above that the connector was not properly attached till it clicked or foreign material adhered to connection of the tube which caused the tube unable to be connected.The event can be detected/prevented by following the instructions for use which state: abnormality is detectable by performing the following inspection.9 preparation and inspection 1 visually inspect the connecting tube to ensure that there are no cracks, breaks, rips, scratches, attached debris, or other irregularities.3 move the lock levers of the reprocessor side connector to make sure that they function properly and are not broken we could not conclusively specify root cause of the event.Olympus will continue to monitor field performance for this device.
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