Model Number URF-V |
Device Problem
Microbial Contamination of Device (2303)
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Patient Problem
No Consequences Or Impact To Patient (2199)
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Event Date 10/09/2019 |
Event Type
malfunction
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Manufacturer Narrative
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The subject device in this report has not been returned to omsc for evaluation.
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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Event Description
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Olympus medical systems corp.
(omsc) was informed that as a result of routine microbiological testing by the user facility, the sample collected from the instrument channel of the subject device tested positive for the following microbes.
Klebsiella pneumoniae.
Escherichia coli.
Enterococcus faecalis.
Staphylococcus aureus.
Providencia rettgeri.
Myroides sp.
The total number of these microbes is >100 cfu/ml.
The device had been reprocessed with an olympus automated endoscope reprocessor model etd4 (not available in the usa) using peracetic acid.
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 has not been returned to omsc but was returned to olympus europa (b)(4).
(b)(4) investigated the subject device and found that there was no malfunction.
(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 distal end and the instrument channel of the device.
The exact cause of the reported event could not be conclusively determined.
If additional information becomes available, this report will be supplemented.
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