FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ASP AUTOMATIC ENDOSCOPE REPROCESSOR WITH PRINTER

MDR report key: 1191294 · Received September 26, 2008

Report

Report Number
2084725-2008-00600
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
September 26, 2008
Date of Event
September 2, 2008
Report Date
September 2, 2008
Manufacturer
MINNTECH COR
Product Code
FEB
PMA / PMN Number
K832458
Removal / Correction Number
2084725-11/12/07-002C
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

OTHER: HOSPITAL WORKER. OTHER, RESIDUAL, OTHER - CAPITAL EQUIPMENT, EVALUATED AT CUSTOMER SITE. THE FSE FOUND UNIT OPERATING PROPERLY. THE FSE SPOKE WITH CUSTOMER AND SHE STATED THAT THEY WERE USING SIX PUMPS OF ENZOL AND REDUCED IT TO FOUR. SINCE THEN SHE HAS NOT SEEN ANY "BLACK SPOTS". SYSTEM IS OPERATING PROPERLY. CONCLUSION: OTHER - THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN ADDRESSED WITH A CUSTOMER LETTER RELATED TO CORRECTION & REMOVAL. REFERENCE MDR 2084725-2008-00601.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT WHEN THE SCOPES WERE REMOVED FROM THE AER AND LAYED ON A TOWEL, SHE REPORTED THAT THERE WERE BLACK SPOTS ON THE TOWEL. THE CUSTOMER DENIES STAINING ON PATIENTS. SHE DENIED STAINING WHEN THE SCOPES ARE HUNG TO DRY AT THE END OF THE DAY. SHE REPORTED THAT THEY ARE USING CIDEX OPA. THE ASP FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER WENT TO THE FACILITY TO ASSESS THE UNIT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ASP AUTOMATIC ENDOSCOPE REPROCESSOR WITH PRINTER ENDOSCOPE REPROCESSOR FEB MINNTECH COR NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NA LOT: UNK| CIDEX OPA| CATALOG: 20390