FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

OLYMPUS

MDR report key: 276400 · Received May 2, 2000

Report

Report Number
8010047-2000-00026
Event Type
Other
Date Received
May 2, 2000
Report Date
April 3, 2000
Manufacturer
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO. LTD.
Product Code
EOQ
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IN, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

AN OLYMPUS SALES REPRESENTATIVE WAS ADVISED BY A HOSP CLINICAL MANAGER THAT POSITIVE PT CULTURES WERE NOTED FOLLOWING BRONCHOSCOPY PROCEDURES. THE SALES REP RECALLED THAT THE CLINICAL MANAGER MENTIONED THAT THERE WERE 20 PTS AFFECTED; CULTURES WERE POSITIVE FOR VARIOUS MOLDS OR PSEUDOMONAS SPECIES. TO THE BEST OF THE CLINICAL MANAGER'S KNOWLEDGE, THERE WERE NO PT DEATHS BUT AT LEAST ONE PT WAS SERIOUSLY ILL.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 OLYMPUS VIDEO BRONCHOSCOPE EOQ OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO. LTD. BF-P240 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN Hospitalization| O