| Model Number |
WA50082A |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Erratic or Intermittent Display (1182)
|
| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
|
|
Type of Reportable Event
|
Malfunction
|
|
Event or Problem Description
|
|
The customer reported the rigid video laparoscope had the image switches intermittently.During the initial evaluation of the device it was observed, image not displayed and broken charged coupled device (r unit) were observed.No patient harm was reported.
|
| |
|
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
|
|
Date of event is unknown.Additional information will be provided if available.The final investigation has been completed.The failure reported by the customer was not confirmed and failure identified during the inspection have been confirmed.A definitive root cause could not be identified.Based on the results of the investigation, the most probable cause of the reported malfunction could not be determined.The cause of the no image was due to the video cable is broken.Additionally, the cause of the malfunction was traced to the component failure.Olympus will continue to monitor the field performance of this device and evaluate any additional information received through post-market surveillance activities.
|
| |
|
Search Alerts/Recalls
|