The facility reported the event to (b)(6).Per pentax europe, the facility stated the suction valve got disconnected during the procedure, and liquid was splashing out and onto the staff.This occurred with 2 different valves and 2 different scopes.Pentax europe stated the bronchoscopes did not contribute to the events.In addition, the ifu requests any user to wear protective garment.The suction valve mentioned in this report was disposed by the facility, therefore no investigation could be performed on the valve.Lot numbers were provided for the valves involved in the incident, however a device history review could not be performed confirming if the suction valves were manufactured under normal conditions, passed all required inspections, and were released accordingly since the lot numbers provided are not recognized as valid lot numbers and do not exist in our manufacturing database.According to pentax europe, (b)(6) closed the file without any requests.No further information has been received for this event, therefore pentax considers this medwatch report closed.
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