Model Number URF-V3 |
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 Date 02/11/2020 |
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 multiple microbiological testing by the user facility, following microbes were detected from the sample collected from the subject device.
[first time; (b)(6) 2020] escherichia coli, bacillus licheniformis and bacillus circulans (the total cfu of the escherichia coli, bacillus licheniformis and bacillus circulans is 3 cfu/endoscope) [second time; (b)(6) 2020] unspecified microbes (1 cfu/endoscope) other detailed information such as the reprocessing method was not provided.
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 (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 all channels of the device.
The testing result cleared the (b)(6) guideline.
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.
Olympus medical systems corp.
(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.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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