BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

    EVIS EXERA III GASTROINTESTINAL VIDEOSCOPE

    MDR report key: 24374763 · Received February 18, 2026

    Report

    Report Number
    9610595-2026-15587
    Event Type
    Malfunction
    Date Received
    February 18, 2026
    Date of Event
    July 23, 2025
    Report Date
    February 18, 2026
    Manufacturer
    AIZU OLYMPUS CO., LTD.
    Product Code
    FDS
    PMA / PMN Number
    K131780
    Product Problem
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    SZ
    Reporter Occupation
    003

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

    THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED TO OLYMPUS FOR INSPECTION. BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION, IT IS LIKELY THE FOLLOWING LED TO THE MALFUNCTION: THE USE OF PRODUCTS THAT CONTAIN SILICONE CAN CAUSE DEPOSITS OF WHITE FOREIGN MATERIAL. SILICONE IS FOR EXAMPLE INCLUDED IN SIMETHICONE, A DEFOAMING AGENT, LUBRICANTS. THERE WAS RISK THAT FOREIGN MATERIAL REMAINED IN THE CHANNEL EVEN IF THE REPROCESSING WAS CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE. SIMETHICONE AND PETROLEUM/OIL/SILICONE-BASED LUBRICANTS ARE NON-WATER SOLUBLE AND THUS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR USE. THE MOST PROBABLE CAUSE RELATED TO WHITE FOREIGN MATERIAL IS KNOWN INHERENT RISK OF DEVICE, WHICH INDICATES THAT THE REPORTED ADVERSE EVENT IS KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED IN THE LABELING AND ALL REASONABLE MITIGATION STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN. THE EVENT CAN BE DETECTED/PREVENTED BY FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE WHICH STATE: NOTHING OTHER THAN STERILE WATER SHOULD BE USED FOR AIR/WATER FEEDING. NO ADDITIVES SHOULD BE PUT INTO THE STERILE WATER. NON-STERILE WATER MAY CAUSE PATIENT CROSS-CONTAMINATION AND/OR INFECTION. SHOULD ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION BECOME AVAILABLE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. OLYMPUS WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR FIELD PERFORMANCE FOR THIS DEVICE.

    Description of Event or Problem · 0

    IT WAS OBSERVED THAT DURING THE DEVICE EVALUATION, THE GASTROINTESTINAL VIDEOSCOPE HAD FOREIGN OBJECTS ARE PRESENT IN THE AUXILIARY TUBE (J-TUBE), AIR/WATER (A/W) CYLINDER, AND AIR/WATER (A/W) TUBE, AND THERE IS CLOGGING OF THE AUXILIARY TUBE (J-TUBE) IN THE CONTROL UNIT. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    437665 EVIS EXERA III GASTROINTESTINAL VIDEOSCOPE GASTROINTESTINAL VIDEOSCOPE FDS AIZU OLYMPUS CO., LTD. GIF-HQ190

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 NA Unknown