FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

OLYMPUS EVIS EXERA II COLONOVIDEOSCOPE

MDR report key: 2050904 · Received March 31, 2011

Report

Report Number
8010047-2011-00064
Event Type
Other
Date Received
March 31, 2011
Date of Event
November 16, 2010
Report Date
November 16, 2010
Manufacturer
OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEM CORPORATION
Product Code
FDF
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
WI, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE REFERENCED WAS NOT RETURNED TO OLYMPUS FOR EVAL. THE USERS WERE REPORTEDLY FLUSHING EACH PORT USING A 20 CC SYRINGE, AND THE SCOPE WAS MANUALLY DISINFECTED WITH HIGH LEVEL DISINFECTANT (CIDEX OPA). AN OLYMPUS ENDOSCOPE SUPPORT SPECIALIST HAS PROVIDED IN-SERVICE TRAINING TO USERS AT THIS FACILITY AND REVIEWED APPROPRIATE REPROCESSING OF THIS DEVICE. IF ADD'L AND SIGNIFICANT INFO BECOMES AVAILABLE AT A LATER TIME, THEN THIS REPORT WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED. THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED AS A MEDICAL DEVICE REPORT IN AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

OLYMPUS WAS INFORMED BY THE USER FACILITY DURING AN IN-SERVICE THAT THE FACILITY REPROCESSED A SCOPE FOLLOWING A PROCEDURE USING THE SAME CLEANING SOLUTION FROM THE PREVIOUS PROCEDURE. THE WATER AND THE DETERGENT WERE NOT MEASURED. A DISPOSABLE CLEANING BRUSH WAS BEING REUSED. THE SUCTION CLEANING ADAPTER WAS NOT BEING USED. THE AUXILLIARY WATER TUBE WAS SHORTENED IN LENGTH AND THE SUCTION CLEANING ADAPTOR WAS NOT BEING UTILIZED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 OLYMPUS EVIS EXERA II COLONOVIDEOSCOPE COLONOSCOPE FDF OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEM CORPORATION CF-H180AL NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1