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This report is being supplemented to provide additional information based on the legal manufacturer's (lm) investigation.A review of the device history record found no deviations that could have caused or contributed to the reported issue.The subject device was reportedly discarded and not available for an evaluation by olympus.Based on the results of the investigation, the root cause of the reported event could not be determined.The event can be detected/prevented by following the instructions for use (ifu) which states: ¿before each procedure, prepare and inspect the instrument as instructed below.Inspect other instruments to be used with this instrument as described in their respective instruction manuals.Should any irregularity be observed, do not use the instrument, contact olympus.Damage or irregularity may compromise patient or user safety, potentially causing such results as infection control risk, tissue irritation, perforation, bleeding or mucous membrane damage, as well as possibly resulting in more-serve equipment damage.¿ ¿do not insert the instrument into the endoscope unless you have a clear endoscopic field of view.If you cannot see the distal end of the instrument in the endoscopic field of view or in x-ray images, do not use it.This could cause patient injury, such as perforation, bleeding, or mucous membrane damage.It may also damage the endoscope and/or instrument.¿ ¿be sure to hold the guidewire when inserting the instrument.Otherwise, it will move with the instrument.This could cause patient injury, such as perforation, bleeding or mucous membrane damage.¿ ¿do not angulate the bending section of the endoscope or operate the forceps elevator abruptly while the distal end of the instrument is extended from the distal end of the endoscope.This could cause patient injury, such as perforation, bleeding or mucous membrane damage.¿ ¿do not force the distal end of the instrument against body cavity tissue.This could cause patient injury, such as perforation, bleeding or mucous membrane damage.¿ ¿do not force the instrument if resistance to insertion is encountered.Reduce the angulation or lower the forceps elevator until the instrument passes smoothly.This could cause patient injury, such as perforation, bleeding or mucous membrane damage.It may also damage the endoscope and/or instrument.¿ ¿do not extend the instrument abruptly.This could cause patient injury, such as perforation, bleeding or mucous membrane damage.It may also damage the endoscope and/or instrument.¿ ¿raise the forceps elevator to its maximum height when inserting the instrument into the endoscope.If the forceps elevator is down, you will not be able to see the distal end of the insertion portion in the endoscopic field of view.This could cause patient injury, such as perforation, bleeding or mucous membrane damage.¿ ¿do not forcibly insert the instrument into the papilla of vater.This could cause patient injury, such as perforation, bleeding or mucous membrane damage.¿ this supplemental report includes additional information received from the customer.Therefore, information has been added to b2, b5, and h6.Also, a correction has been made to g2 to provide information that was inadvertently not included in the initial medwatch.Olympus will continue to monitor field performance for this device.
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