FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

EVIS LUCERA COLONOVIDEOSCOPE

MDR report key: 12596561 · Received October 8, 2021

Report

Report Number
8010047-2021-12902
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 8, 2021
Date of Event
September 15, 2021
Report Date
November 11, 2021
Manufacturer
OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
Product Code
FDF
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CH
Reporter Occupation
OTHER
Health Professional
N

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

THIS IS A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE SUBJECT DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED TO OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. (OMSC) FOR EVALUATION. THE MANUFACTURING RECORD WAS REVIEWED AND FOUND NO IRREGULARITIES. THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE REPORTED EVENT COULD NOT BE CONCLUSIVELY DETERMINED. BASED ON THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION, OMSC PRESUMED THE CAUSE OF THE EVENT WAS THAT THE INJECTION TUBE OR SILICONE RUBBER PRODUCTS USED IN THE ENDOSCOPY ROOM ACCIDENTALLY WENT INSIDE. ACCORDING TO THE INSPECTION RESULTS OF THE DEVICE, THERE WAS A BROWN FOREIGN MATERIAL WHOSE TEXTURE WAS KIND OF SOFT IN THE NOZZLE. IFU STATES THE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION. DURING REPROCESSING, FEED WATER TO THE AIR/WATER CHANNEL TO CLEAR THE BLOCKAGE. USE A SPONGE OR GAUZE TO CLEAN DISTAL END, WITH CARE TO THE NOZZLE OPENING. ACCORDING TO THE SIMILAR COMPLAINT, A PART OF THE INJECTION TUBE OR SILICONE RUBBER PRODUCTS USED IN THE ENDOSCOPY ROOM ACCIDENTALLY GOT INTO THE AIR/WATER CHANNEL.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

LOCAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT CHECKED THE SUBJECT DEVICE AND FOUND THE PHENOMENON. THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE REPORTED EVENT COULD NOT BE CONCLUSIVELY DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, THIS REPORT WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. (OMSC) WAS INFORMED THAT DURING THE INCOMING INSPECTION FOR REPAIR AT LOCAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF OLYMPUS, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE NOZZLE HAD A BROWN FOREIGN MATERIAL WHOSE TEXTURE WAS KIND OF SOFT AND WAS CLOGGED. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT INJURY ASSOCIATED WITH THE EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1498213 EVIS LUCERA COLONOVIDEOSCOPE COLONOVIDEOSCOPE FDF OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. CF-H260AI

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Unknown