| Model Number |
MAF-GM2 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Poor Quality Image (1408)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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| Date of Event |
09/26/2024
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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This report has been submitted by the importer under this mdr report number 2429304-2024-0000436.The evaluation of the event 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 reported that during a therapeutic lung resection procedure, using airway mobilescope, there was no moving image on the screen and bad quality image was produced.No error message was produced.The procedure was reported to be extended for 1 hour while the patient was sedated, and the procedure tried on a backup olympus scope with a (different model was used) that gave a pixelated image.The procedure was completed without any impact to the patient.The patient is reported to be doing fine.
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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 and device evaluation.Additionally, to provide correction to the initial with information inadvertently left out (d9) and to provide an update to fields (h3 and h4).The device was evaluated by olympus, and the liquid crystal display (lcd) panel required fluid invasion.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, it is likely that the reported event occurred due to the internal circuit of the liquid crystal display (lcd) panel shorted-out with water invasion.Although the observed device defect is a non-reportable malfunction, the component failure likely caused and/or contributed to the reported adverse event (procedure was delayed).However, the specific root cause could not be specified.The event can be detected/prevented by following the instructions for use which state: "reprocessing the endoscope (and related reprocessing accessories)", "leakage testing of the endoscope", " perform the leakage test".Olympus will continue to monitor field performance for this device.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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