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This supplemental report is being submitted to provide the legal manufacturer¿s final investigation.It has been less than 1 year since the subject device was manufactured.The device was returned to olympus for inspection, and the reportable malfunction was confirmed.Based on the results of the investigation, a definitive root cause could not be established.It is likely the following led to the malfunction: the tissue pad was worn out and some parts of it came off because the ultrasound was output with the gripping part closed without gripping the tissue (including after the tissue was cut).The event can be detected/prevented by following the applicable chapters in the instructions for use which state: ·do not activate output while the grasping section is closed without contacting tissue or vessel or ensuring that tissue is transected.Otherwise, a local increase of the temperature due to a friction between the probe tip and the grasping section may result in various forms of damage in the probe tip and/or the tissue pad, such as premature wear, breakage, deformation, and/or falling off inside the body cavity and/or partial separating.·when cutting or vessel sealing is performed, apply light tension on the tissue so that users can confirm that they are transected.Also, stop activation immediately after tissue is transected.Otherwise, the grasping section, the tissue pad, or the probe tip may break and fall, and partial separating of the tissue pad may occur due to a local increase of temperature caused by the friction between tissue pad and the probe tip during activation.Olympus will continue to monitor field performance for this device.
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