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PCF-H190TI |
| 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 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 observed during the device inspection, that the colonovideoscopes nozzle (insufflation channel) was clogged with foreign material.There were no reports of patient involvement.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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This report is being supplemented to provide additional information based on the legal manufacture's (lm) review of the customer cleaning disinfection and sterilization (cds) processes, and the lms final investigation.Correction to the g3 of the initial medwatch.The aware date should be 02oct2024.The device was returned for evaluation where the reported event was not confirmed.Based on the results of the investigation, the foreign material was tissue glue, but a definitive root cause cannot be identified.Physical damage was not found at the foreign material residue points.The legal manufacture reviewed the customer provided the cleaning disinfection and sterilization (cds) processes where no obvious deviations from instructions for use (ifu) were identified.A review of the device history record found no deviations that could have caused or contributed to the reported issue.The subject event can be detected and prevented by implementation in accordance with the below ifu.User can detect/prevent the suggested event by following ifu below.Detection method is described in gif/cf/pcf-190 series operation manual chapter 3 preparation and inspection.Preventive measures are described in gif/cf/pcf-190 series reprocessing manual chapter 5 reprocessing the endoscope.Olympus will continue to monitor the field performance of this device.
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