GASTROINTESTINAL VIDEOSCOPE
Report
- Report Number
- 8010047-2020-05962
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- August 28, 2020
- Date of Event
- July 31, 2020
- Report Date
- October 14, 2020
- Manufacturer
- OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
- Product Code
- FDS
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- JA
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
THIS SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE GLOVES WHICH THE USER USED WHEN THE REPORTED PHENOMENON OCCURRED WAS RETURNED TO OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. (OMSC) FOR THE EVALUATION. OMSC REVIEWED THE MANUFACTURING HISTORY (DHR) OF THE SUBJECT DEVICE AND CONFIRMED NO IRREGULARITY. OMSC RECEIVED THE GLOVES HAVING THE BROWN COLORED LIQUID WHICH THE USER USED WHEN THE REPORTED PHENOMENON OCCURRED. THOUGH OMSC DID FT-IR (FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY) AND EDX (ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY) ANALYSIS FOR THAT BROWN COLORED LIQUID, IT COULD NOT BE FOUND AND DETERMINED WHAT COMPONENTS IN THAT LIQUID. OMSC EXTRACTED THE COMPONENTS FROM THE PARTS WHERE HAD PUT THE BROWN COLOR LIQUID AND WHERE HAD NOT PUT THE BROWN COLOR LIQUID WITH PURE WATER, ETHANOL, AND HEXANE. THEN ITS HEATED RESIDUES WERE ANALYZED, BUT IT WAS DETECTED THE ESTER STRONGLY WHICH IS A PART OF GLOVE¿S COMPONENT, NOT DETECTED THE TARGET WHERE THE GLOVE COLOR CHANGED. THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE REPORTED EVENT COULD NOT BE CONCLUSIVELY DETERMINED. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE, THIS REPORT WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED.
SINCE THE SUBJECT DEVICE HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED TO OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. (OMSC) FOR THE 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.
OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. (OMSC) WAS INFORMED FROM THE USER THAT THE BROWN COLORED LIQUID CAME OUT FROM THE DISTAL END OF THE SUBJECT DEVICE DURING THE MANUALLY CLEANING OF THE SUBJECT DEVICE WITH THE NON-OLYMPUS BRUSH BEFORE THE REPROCESSING USING THE OLYMPUS AUTOMATED ENDOSCOPE REPROCESSOR MODEL OER-5 (NOT AVAILABLE IN THE USA). AFTER THE SUBJECT DEVICE WAS REPROCESSED WITH THE OER-5, THE BROWN COLORED LIQUID DID NOT COME OUT. ALSO THERE WAS NO INFORMATION THAT THE SUBJECT DEVICE AND THE OER-5 HAD ABNORMAL. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 929553 | GASTROINTESTINAL VIDEOSCOPE | GASTROINTESTINAL VIDEOSCOPE | FDS | OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. | GIF-1200N |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |