Model Number SIF-Q180 |
Device Problem
Microbial Contamination of Device (2303)
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Patient Problem
No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
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Event Date 01/16/2017 |
Event Type
malfunction
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Manufacturer Narrative
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The subject device in this report has not yet been returned to omsc for evaluation.Omsc reviewed the manufacturing history of the subject device and confirmed no irregularity.The exact cause of the reported event could not be conclusively determined at this time.If additional information becomes available or if the device is returned at a later time, this report will be supplemented.
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Event Description
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Olympus medical systems corp.(omsc) was informed that during a routine surveillance culturing at the user facility, the subject device tested positive for an unspecified microorganism.The biopsy channel of the subject device tested positive for an unspecified microorganism (2 cfu).The air/water cylinder and the suction connecter tested positive for an unspecified microorganism (70 cfu).The suction channel tested positive for an unspecified microorganism (32 cfu).There was no report of infection associated with this report.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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This supplemental report is being submitted to provide the device evaluation result.The subject device has not been returned to olympus medical systems corp.(omsc) but was returned to olympus (b)(4).(b)(4) sent the subject device to a third party laboratory for microbiological testing and the testing indicated no microorganisms growth for the subject device.After the completion of the microbiological testing at the third party laboratory, (b)(4)confirmed the following for the subject device: there were a lot of scratches in the biopsy channel.C-cover was extremely deformed.And (b)(4) followed up with the user facility and found the subject device had been reprocessed using a non olympus automated endoscope reprocessor model.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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