FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

OLYMPUS TRACHEAL INTUBATION FIBERSCOPE

MDR report key: 2507509 · Received March 21, 2012

Report

Report Number
8010047-2012-00081
Event Type
Other
Date Received
March 21, 2012
Report Date
February 21, 2012
Manufacturer
OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
Product Code
EQN
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TN, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

AN OLYMPUS ENDOSCOPY SUPPORT SPECIALIST HAD CONTACTED THE USER FACILITY TO ARRANGE AN IN-SERVICE BUT THE USER FACILITY REPORTEDLY HAD DECLINED THE OFFER. THE OLYMPUS ENDOSCOPY SUPPORT SPECIALIST IS IN THE PROCESS OF ATTEMPTING TO F/U WITH THE USER FACILITY AGAIN, AND THIS REPORT WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED IF SIGNIFICANT AND RELEVANT INFO BECOMES AVAILABLE AT A LATER TIME. NO PRODUCT WAS RETURNED TO OLYMPUS FOR EVAL. OLYMPUS INSTRUCTION AND/OR REPROCESSING MANUALS PROVIDE DETAILED INFO ON HOW TO REPROCESS THE SUBJECT ENDOSCOPE. THE CAUSE OF THIS REPORT APPEARS TO BE DUE TO USER ERROR. THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED AS A MEDICAL DEVICE REPORT IN AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

OLYMPUS WAS INFORMED THAT THE USERS WERE NOT REPROCESSING THE REFERENCED DEVICE PRIOR TO USAGE. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF INFECTION OR PT CROSS CONTAMINATION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 OLYMPUS TRACHEAL INTUBATION FIBERSCOPE TRACHEAL INTUBATION FIBERSCOPE EQN OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. LF-2 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1