FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
OLYMPUS
MDR report key: 3170018
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Received June 10, 2013
Report
- Report Number
- MW5030529
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- June 10, 2013
- Date of Event
- May 18, 2011
- Report Date
- May 22, 2013
- Manufacturer
- OLYMPUS
- Product Code
- FDF
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- GA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PATIENT
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
ON (B)(6) 2013, DURING A REVIEW OF CLEANING PROCESS FOR COLONOSCOPIES, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FINAL STEP FOR HIGH LEVEL DISINFECTION WAS NOT BEING PERFORMED. STAFF HAD BEEN TRAINED WITH THE ATTACHED ENDOSCOPE CLEANING GUIDE, WHICH INCLUDES NUMERIC STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS, BUT MAKES ONLY CURSORY MENTION OF "APPROPRIATE HIGH-LEVEL DISINFECTION." THE INSTRUCTIONS, AS ATTACHED WERE INCOMPLETE AND CONFUSING TO STAFF, RESULTING IN FAILURE TO PERFORM ALL NECESSARY STEPS IN THE PROCESS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 261539 | OLYMPUS | VIDEO COLONOSCOPE | FDF | OLYMPUS | CF-Q140L | NA | |
| 261540 | OLYMPUS | VIDEO COLONOSCOPE | FDF | OLYMPUS | PCF-140J | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |