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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 Type
malfunction
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Manufacturer Narrative
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The subject device has not been returned to omsc.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 is received, this report will be supplemented.
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Event Description
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Olympus medical systems corp.(omsc) was informed that as a result of microbiological testing before the first use by the user facility, the sample collected from the subject device tested positive for streptococci and nesseria.The device had been reprocessed with an olympus automated endoscope reprocessor model etd4 (not available in the usa).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 additional information.The subject device was repaired in this june.Olympus medical systems corp.(omsc) was informed that as a result of microbiological testing by the user facility, the sample collected from the subject device tested positive for streptococcus (10 cfu / 100 ml), neisseria (5 cfu / 100 ml), and rothia dentocariosa (15 cfu / 100 ml).The exact cause of the reported event could not be conclusively determined at this time.If additional information becomes available, this report will be supplemented.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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This supplemental report is being submitted to provide additional information and the subject 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 device to a third party laboratory for microbiological testing.As a result of the testing, no microbe was detected from the sample collected from the subject device.The testing result cleared the (b)(4) guideline.In addition, (b)(4) confirmed the followings in the evaluation of the subject device.There were scratches on the light guide and the objective lenses.There was kink on the insertion tube.There were scratches on the universal cord.The exact cause of the reported event could not be conclusively determined.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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