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The event product was returned to applied medical for evaluation with one rubber fragment.The likely root cause of the damage to the seal is an instrument.Applied medical will continue to monitor its vigilance system for trends and take appropriate actions, as necessary, to ensure the performance and safety of its products.This report is being filed as a result of a re-review of applied medical complaints received between june 1, 2014 and may 31, 2016.This retrospective review was associated with a quality management system (qms) compliance action plan developed and presented to fda to address an april 10, 2015 warning letter.Applied medical has revised its mdr reporting criteria to be more conservative and has improved complaint handling and mdr reporting processes.The reviews ensured that recent reportable events were appropriately identified and reported to the designated regulatory authority(ies).This report, which represents the initial and final reports combined, is being submitted based on the findings of that retrospective review.In accordance with 21 cfr 803.56, if additional information is obtained which was not known or was not available when this report was submitted, then a supplemental report will be submitted to the fda.
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Procedure performed unknown: "this is a complaint from the market.(b)(4).Two (2) of the defect units will be return to amr.Please refer to the complaint sheet for investigation.The physician found a fragment of septum inside the patient toward the end of ladg using multiple trocars.The fragment was retrieved immediately but the model name could not be identified.The operation was successfully completed with no patient injury.Five (5) of the event units below were returned to olympus with a black fragment of septum: c0r47 (x1), cfr73 (x2), and cfr03 (x2).Upon inspection, no visual damage was found on both of the cfr03s.Please analyze this complaint phenomenon and review the device history record of the units.(b)(4)." combine with (b)(4).Patient status: no patient injury.
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