FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

OLYMPUS VISERA LAPARO-THORACO VIDEOSCOPE

MDR report key: 2112482 · Received May 24, 2011

Report

Report Number
8010047-2011-00104
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 24, 2011
Date of Event
April 12, 2011
Report Date
April 25, 2011
Manufacturer
OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
Product Code
GCJ
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE REFERENCED IN THIS REPORT WAS RETURNED TO OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION FOR EVALUATION. THE EVALUATION CONFIRMED THAT PART OF THE BENDING SECTION COVER GLUE WERE MISSING ON BOTH THE DISTAL END AND PROXIMAL END AREA. THIS PHENOMENON LIKELY OCCURRED WHEN THE PHYSICIAN WITHDREW THE ENDOSCOPE FROM THE TROCAR. THE DEVICE WAS SERVICED AND RETURNED TO THE USER FACILITY. 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 A PORTION OF THE BENDING SECTION COVER GLUE CAME OFF DURING AN UNSPECIFIED PROCEDURE, AND FELL INTO THE PT. THE PHYSICIAN RECOVERED THE FRAGMENT USING AN UNSPECIFIED DEVICE. THERE WAS NO PT INJURY REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 OLYMPUS VISERA LAPARO-THORACO VIDEOSCOPE LAPARO-THORACO VIDEOSCOPE GCJ OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. LTF-VP N/A

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK CONMED'S TROCAR: MODEL UNK