FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

OLYMPUS EVIS DUODENOVIDEOSCOPE

MDR report key: 1508417 · Received October 13, 2009

Report

Report Number
8010047-2009-00191
Event Type
Other
Date Received
October 13, 2009
Report Date
September 15, 2009
Manufacturer
OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Product Code
FDT
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

OLYMPUS HAD FOLLOWED-UP WITH THE USER FACILITY TO GATHER ADD'L INFO REGARDING THE EVENT BUT THE USER FACILITY PROVIDED ONLY LIMITED INFO. THE DEVICE REFERENCED IN THIS REPORT WAS RETURNED TO OLYMPUS FOR EVAL. THE EVAL COULD NOT CONFIRM THE REPORT FROM THE USER FACILITY. THE INSTRUMENT CHANNEL WAS EXAMINED, AND THERE WERE NO SCRAPES OR TEARS PRESENT. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A STENT INSIDE THE INSTRUMENT CHANNEL. THE ENDOSCOPE INSERTION TUBE, INSTRUMENT CHANNEL, SUCTION CHANNEL, DISTAL END COVER, BENDING SECTION, AND BENDING SECTION CEMENT WERE ALL DETERMINED TO BE NON-OLYMPUS PARTS. THE BRUSH PASSAGE WAS NOTED TO BE RESTRICTED DUE TO A KINK IN SUCTION CHANNEL BELOW THE ENDOSCOPE CONNECTOR BOOT. THE CAUSE OF THE USER'S EXPERIENCE COULD NOT CONCLUSIVELY BE DETERMINED. AN OLYMPUS ENDOSCOPY SUPPORT SPECIALIST HAS BEEN DISPATCHED TO THE USER FACILITY TO CONDUCT AN IN-SERVICE TRAINING AS NEEDED. IF ADD'L SIGNIFICANT INFO BECOMES AVAILABLE, THE REPORT WILL BE UPDATED. THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED AS A MEDICAL DEVICE REPORT IN AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE USER FACILITY REPORTED THAT DURING AN UNSPECIFIED PROCEDURE, A COOK METAL STENT WAS REPORTEDLY RETRIEVED FROM INSIDE THE BIOPSY CHANNEL. NO METAL STENT HAD BEEN USED DURING THE PROCEDURE. THE SUBJECT DEVICE WAS SAID TO HAVE GONE THROUGH SEVERAL REPROCESSINGS BEFORE THE REPORTED EVENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS REPORTEDLY COMPLETED WITH THE SAME ENDOSCOPE. THERE WAS NO PT INJURY REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 OLYMPUS EVIS DUODENOVIDEOSCOPE DUODENOVIDEOSCOPE FDT OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION TJF-160VF NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Other