OLYMPUS EVIS EXERA II BRONCHOVIDEOSCOPE
Report
- Report Number
- 8010047-2011-00025
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- February 11, 2011
- Date of Event
- December 9, 2010
- Report Date
- January 14, 2011
- Manufacturer
- OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEM CORPORATION
- Product Code
- EOQ
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MO, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
OLYMPUS CONTACTED THE USER FACILITY TO OBTAIN ADD'L INFO REGARDING THIS REPORT. THE USER FACILITY REPORTED THAT THE DISTAL END COVER OF THE TIP WAS STILL ATTACHED AND NO DEVICE FRAGMENT HAD FALLEN INTO THE PT'S BODY CAVITY. THE SUBJECT DEVICE WAS REPORTEDLY EVALUATED PRIOR TO PROCEDURE AND WAS FOUND FUNCTIONING PROPERLY; HOWEVER, THE TUBE IN WHICH THE BRONCHOSCOPE HAD BEEN INSERTED WAS SAID TO BE SMALL. AN X-RAY WAS SAID TO HAVE BEEN PERFORMED ON THE PT AT THE END OF THE PROCEDURE WITH NO ANOMALIES NOTED. THE DEVICE REFERENCED IN THIS REPORT WAS RETURNED TO OLYMPUS FOR EVAL. THE DEVICE WAS RECEIVED WITH THE DISTAL END COVER, OBJECTIVE LENS, AND LIGHT GUIDE LENSES MISSING. THE BENDING SECTION COVER WAS TORN, AND THE DISTAL END BENDING SECTION GLUE WAS ALSO MISSING. THE EVAL FOUND THE DISTAL END UNIT MISSING FROM THE BENDING SECTION AREA. ADDITIONALLY, THE BENDING SECTION UNIT WAS DENTED. THE REPORTED PHENOMENON WAS DETERMINED TO BE DUE TO PHYSICAL DAMAGE. THE DEVICE HAS BEEN REFURBISHED. THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED AS A MEDICAL DEVICE REPORT IN AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION.
OLYMPUS WAS INFORMED THAT DURING A THERAPEUTIC BRONCHOSCOPY PROCEDURE, WHILE WITHDRAWING THE ENDOSCOPE FROM THE PT, THE DISTAL TIP OF THE ENDOSCOPE WAS RIPPED OFF. THE INTENDED PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER BRONCHOSCOPE. THERE WAS NO PT INJURY REPORTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OLYMPUS EVIS EXERA II BRONCHOVIDEOSCOPE | BRONCHOSCOPE | EOQ | OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEM CORPORATION | BF-1T180 | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GASTROSCOPE| UNSPECIFIED MODEL AND SERIAL NUMBER OF A| UNSPECIFIED MODEL AND SERIAL NUMBER OF AN| ENDOSCOPE |