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UES-40 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Failure to Deliver Energy (1211)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The subject ues-40 will not be returned to olympus.There were no further details provided.If significant additional information is received, this report will be supplemented.
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Event or Problem Description
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During the unspecified therapeutic procedure with the ues-40, the user felt the output of the ues-40 was not appropriate.After activating the ues-40 for unspecified periods, the user felt the output of the ues-40 became appropriate suddenly.The user replaced the subject ues-40 with an unspecified similar system.There was no report of the patient¿s injury regarding this event.The local service engineer reported the following inspection result of the subject ues-40.No malfunction of the subject ues-40 occurred and the phenomenon that the user mentioned could not be reproduced.All measured values of the inspection were within the range of specifications.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The subject ues-40 did not return to olympus medical systems corp.(omsc), omsc could not evaluate the subject ues-40.Omsc checked the device history record of the subject ues-40, there was no irregularity found.The local service engineer checked the subject ues-40 and reported that there was no abnormality.The exact cause of the reported event could not be conclusively determined, however there is the possibility of this event is attributed to followings.-the garbage and/or dirt adhered to the surface of the electrode of the high frequency accessory, or the part for the connection of the high frequency accessory and the a cord.The adhering material became a resistance ingredient, and the output of the subject ues-40 was unstable because the functional current of high frequency could not flow normally.The instruction manual states the proper handling method of the ues-40 and the corresponding method in case of abnormality.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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This supplemental report is submitting to correct "device product code".
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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