| Model Number |
GIF-1TH190 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Microbial Contamination of Device (2303)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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| Date of Event |
09/24/2024
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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 device evaluation is ongoing.Prior to the device evaluation, the device was sent out for additional microbiological testing.The microbiological analysis results are pending.Once the investigation has been completed, a supplemental report will be submitted with device evaluation results.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that, during reprocessing, after a microbiological routine control, the gastrointestinal videoscope tested positive for >200 colony forming units (cfus) of enterobacter cloacae complex microorganisms and stenotrophomonas maltophilia.All channels were sampled.The user did not report any contamination or any other serious deterioration in state of health of any person, to which the scope could have been a contributory cause.
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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, results of third-party testing, the device evaluation and the lms final investigation.A review of the device history record found no deviations that could have caused or contributed to the reported issue.As a result of reviewing information on reprocessing procedures provided by the user, no clear deviations from the ifu were confirmed.The following are results of microbiological tests by the third-party labs, provided by service business center: sampling date: (b)(6) 2024.Sampling from: all channels.Cfu: <1 cfu/endoscope.Bacterial identification: n/a.No bacteria were detected in culture test performed by the third-party labs which result provided by service business center.The device was evaluated, and no abnormalities were found that could have led to the reported event.Based on the results of the investigation, the relevance between the device and the detection of bacteria could not be established and a root cause could not be determined.The ifu warns against improper reprocessing of endoscopes and accessories, stating, ¿an insufficiently reprocessed endoscope and/or accessory may pose an infection control risk to the patients and/or operators who touch them.¿ olympus will continue to monitor the field performance of this device.
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