| Model Number |
GIF-2TH180 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Microbial Contamination of Device (2303)
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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 device has not been returned to olympus medical systems corp.(omsc).Omsc reviewed the manufacturing history(dhr) 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 or Problem Description
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Olympus was informed that as a result of microbiological testing by the user facility, the subject device tested positive for the following bacteria.The instrument channel a: micrococcus sp.(2cfu/20ml).The auxiliary water channel: pseudomonas sp.(5cfu/20ml).The instrument channel b: no microbial growth.The distal end: no microbial growth.The subject device had been disinfected using non-olympus automated endoscope reprocessor (belimed).There was no report of patient infection associated with this report.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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This supplemental report is being submitted to provide the evaluation result of the device.The subject device had not been returned to olympus medical systems corp.But was returned to olympus europa (b)(4).The subject device was sent to a third-party laboratory for additional microbiological testing.In the additional test, the testing indicated no microbial growth for the subject device.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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