FDA Adverse Event Summary report: N

ASP AUTOMATIC ENDOSCOPE REPROCESSOR WITH PRINTER

MDR report key: 2021918 · Received March 17, 2011

Report

Report Number
2150060-2011-00016
Date Received
March 17, 2011
Date of Event
October 1, 2010
Report Date
March 9, 2011
Manufacturer
MEDIVATORS REPROCESSING SYSTEMS, DIV. OF MINNTECH
Product Code
FEB
PMA / PMN Number
K832458
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IN, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

METHOD: ASP PROVIDES ALL MAINTENANCE AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR THIS DEVICE. ADVANCED STERILIZATION PRODUCTS(ASP), CO-MANUFACTURER, PROVIDES ALL MAINTENANCE AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR THIS DEVICE. ASP IS EVALUATING THIS INCIDENT AND WILL RESOLVE/CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IN ADDITION TO THIS MDR, AN MDR HAS BEEN FILED BY ASP UNDER MINNTECH'S NAME AND ESTABLISHMENT NUMBER. NO KNOWN PATIENT INJURY HAS BEEN REPORTED. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, MINNTECH WILL REVIEW UPON RECEIPT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER REPORTED IMPROPER PROCESSING TIME IN UNIT. THE UNIT WAS NOT SET FOR DISINFECTING 12 MINUTES. IT IS REPORTED THIS PROCESSING ERROR BEGAN IN (B)(6) 2010. THE CUSTOMER WAS ADVISED THAT THE TIME PROGRAMMED FOR DISINFECT RELATES TO THE PRODUCT BEING USED TO DISINFECT (I.E. CIDEX OPA). THE CUSTOMER WAS ADVISED TO FOLLOW THE DISINFECTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE. IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE CORRECT DISINFECT PROCESSING TIME HAS BEEN SET. IT IS UNKNOWN HOW MANY PATIENTS HAD PROCEDURES WITH SCOPES THAT WERE NOT PROCESSED AT THE CORRECT HLD (HIGH LEVEL DISINFECT) TIME. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NO PATIENT REPORTS OF INJURY OR HARM. THIS FACILITY HAS TWO AER UNITS. THIS IS REPORT ONE OF TWO.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ASP AUTOMATIC ENDOSCOPE REPROCESSOR WITH PRINTER ENDOSCOPIC DISINFECTANT FEB MEDIVATORS REPROCESSING SYSTEMS, DIV. OF MINNTECH

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 CIDEX OPA