FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

TELESCOPE, 3 MM, 30°, WIDEANGLE, AUTOCLAVABLE

MDR report key: 16563303 · Received March 17, 2023

Report

Report Number
9610773-2023-00779
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
March 17, 2023
Date of Event
February 16, 2023
Report Date
June 28, 2023
Manufacturer
OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBH
Product Code
GCP
UDI-DI
04042761006361
PMA / PMN Number
K790071
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CH
Reporter Occupation
OTHER
Health Professional
N

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

THIS REPORT IS BEING SUPPLEMENTED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BASED ON THE LEGAL MANUFACTURER'S FINAL INVESTIGATION. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD FOUND NO DEVIATIONS THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED ISSUE. BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION, THE ROOT CAUSE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED SINCE THE REPORTABLE MALFUNCTION WAS NOT CONFIRMED. OLYMPUS WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR FIELD PERFORMANCE FOR THIS DEVICE.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

THE SUBJECT DEVICE WAS RETURNED TO THE OLYMPUS REPAIR CENTER FOR EVALUATION AND THE CUSTOMER¿S REPORTED PROBLEM OF BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED. HOWEVER, THE INSPECTION DID CONFIRM THE RIGID OUTER TUBE IS DEFORMED/BENT, THE IMAGE IS BLURRY, AND THE INSPECTION FOUND THE LIGHT GUIDE CONNECTOR IS CONTAMINATED/CORRODED. THE INVESTIGATION IS STILL IN PROGRESS; HOWEVER, IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE, THIS REPORT WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED ACCORDINGLY. IN GENERAL, THE END-USER IS REQUIRED TO INSPECT THE DEVICE FOR DEFECTS, CHECK THE FUNCTION OF ALL DEVICES AND HAVE ALTERNATE EQUIPMENT PRIOR TO USE. ADDITIONAL 501(K): K897003/ K904939.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

OLYMPUS WAS INFORMED THAT THE CUSTOMER¿S WIDE ANGLE AUTOCLAVABLE TELESCOPE LIGHT GUIDE (LG) BUNDLE IS BROKEN INSIDE CAUSING LOW ILLUMINATION OF THE IMAGE AND THE INSERTION PART IS BENT¿. THE CUSTOMER REPORTED PROBLEM WAS FOUND DURING REGULAR INSPECTION AFTER A HYSTEROSCOPY PROCEDURE. THE FACILITY FINISHED THE PROCEDURE WITH ANOTHER DEVICE WITHOUT DELAY. NO DEATH OR INJURY OR HARM WAS REPORTED TO OLYMPUS (PATIENT WAS NOT UNDER SEDATION). THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO CAPTURE THE BROKEN LG BUNDLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
558960 TELESCOPE, 3 MM, 30°, WIDEANGLE, AUTOCLAVABLE WIDE ANGLE AUTOCLAVABLE TELESCOPE GCP OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBH A4674A 801258 04042761006361

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Unknown OLYMPUS MODEL: CV-190.