EVIS LUCERA ELITE COLONOVIDEOSCOPE
Report
- Report Number
- 8010047-2021-15076
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- November 25, 2021
- Report Date
- January 11, 2022
- Manufacturer
- OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
- Product Code
- FDF
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- JA
- Reporter Occupation
- 003
Narratives
THE SUBJECT DEVICE WAS RETURNED TO OMSC FOR EVALUATION. AS THE EVALUATION IS IN PROGRESS, THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE REPORTED EVENT COULD NOT BE CONCLUSIVELY DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. 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.
THIS SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. (THIS REPORT OF 2ND ONE OF 2 ENDOSCOPES WHICH WAS POSITIVE FOR MICROBIOLOGICAL TESTING) OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. (OMSC) GOT THE UPDATED INFORMATION THAT AS A RESULT OF ROUTINE MICROBIOLOGICAL TESTING AFER STORAGE OF THE CABINET AT THE USER FACILITY, THE SAMPLE COLLECTED FROM THE INSTRUMENT CHANNEL SURFACE AND DISTAL END OF THE SUBJECT DEVICE TESTED POSITIVE FOR PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA, C.FREUNDII, SMALTOPHILIA, E.RAFFINOSUS. THE DEVICE HAD BEEN REPROCESSED WITH A NON-OLYMPUS AUTOMATED ENDOSCOPE REPROCESSOR, ENDOCLENS, USING OPA (ORTHO-PHTHALALDEHYDE). THE SUBJECT DEVICE WAS INSPECTED AT OLYMPUS SERVICE OPERATION REPAIR CENTER (SORC) AND IT WAS FOUND AS FOLLOWS; -THE CONTROL SECTION HAD SCRATCHES; -THE ADHESIVE OF THE BENDING SECTION RUBBER WAS CRACKED; -THERE WAS LEAKAGE FROM THE ANGULATION CONTROL KNOB; -THE BOOT PART LEADING TO THE BENDING SECTION HAD SCRATCHES; -THE CONNECTOR AND UNIVERSAL CORD HAD SCRATCHES; -THE UNIVERSAL CORD WAS WRINKLED; -THE COLOR PAINT ON THE AIR/WATER CYLINDER AND SUCTION CYLINDER WERE MISSING; -THE IMAGE WAS CLOUDY; -THE INSERTION SECTION HAD SCRATCHES; -THE OBJECT LENS WAS DIRT; -THE BENDING COVER HAD SCRATCHES. FURTHERMORE, THE SUBJECT DEVICE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE MANUFACTURING SITE TO INVESTIGATE AND FOUND AS FOLLOWS; [INVESTIGATION RESULTS]- -WHEN OBSERVING THE INSIDE OF THE CHANNEL FROM THE INSTRUMENT CHANNEL OUTLET AT THE DISTAL END TO THE SUCTION CONNECTOR, NO ABNORMALITIES SUCH AS BUCKLING, DIRT, AND FOREIGN MATERIAL ADHESION COULD BE CONFIRMED. IN ADDITION, NO SIGNIFICANT DIRT OR FOREIGN MATERIAL WAS FOUND AROUND THE INSTRUMENT CHANNEL PORT OR SUCTION CYLINDER. -IT WAS REVIEWED THE MANUFACTURE HISTORY (DHR) OF THE DEVICE AND CONFIRMED NO IRREGULARITY. [CONCLUSION]- -THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE REPORTED PHENOMENON COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED. [CONSIDERATION]- -FROM THE INVESTIGATION RESULTS, IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO DETERMINE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE REPORTED PHENOMENON. -IT WAS NO DEVIATIONS FROM IFU WERE FOUND IN THE USER FACILITY REPROCESS PROCEDURE. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE, THIS REPORT WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED.
OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. (OMSC) WAS INFORMED THAT AS A RESULT OF ROUTINE MICROBIOLOGICAL TESTING BY THE USER FACILITY, THE SUBJECT DEVICE TESTED POSITIVE FOR UNSPECIFIED MICROBES. THE USER FACILITY DID NOT PROVIDE OTHER DETAILED INFORMATION SUCH AS THE NUMBER AND THE TYPE OF MICROBES. ALSO OTHER DETAILED INFORMATION SUCH AS THE REPROCESSING METHOD WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE OCCURRENCE DATE OF THE EVENT IS UNKNOWN. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF INFECTION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORT. (THIS REPORT OF 2ND ONE OF 2 ENDOSCOPES WHICH WAS POSITIVE FOR MICROBIOLOGICAL TESTING).
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1770842 | EVIS LUCERA ELITE COLONOVIDEOSCOPE | COLONOVIDEOSCOPE | FDF | OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. | CF-H290I |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unknown |