The scope was returned to the service center however the investigation is ongoing.
A review of the service history of the scope indicates the scope was purchased on (b)(6) 2009 and there are four repairs in the past three years.
The last repair involved a loose biopsy port.
In addition, an endoscopy support specialist (ess) was requested to be dispatched to the user facility to observe the facility¿s reprocessing practice and to provide a reprocessing training.
To date, the ess visit has not been finalized.
If additional information becomes available, this report will be supplemented accordingly.
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The service center was informed that the scope's biopsy port was noted to be loose.
The biopsy port was reportedly taken apart and foreign residue was present.
There was no patient injury reported, however, the user facility reported the scope was linked to two cases of possible contamination.
This is for 2 of 2 reports.
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