PENTAX
Report
- Report Number
- 9610877-2016-00058
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- March 14, 2016
- Report Date
- October 14, 2013
- Manufacturer
- HOYA CORPORATION PENTAX TOKYO OFFICE
- Product Code
- ODG
- PMA / PMN Number
- K130247
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FR
- Reporter Occupation
- BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER
Narratives
(B)(4). THIS MDR WAS INITIATED AS PART OF A CAPA-DRIVEN REMEDIATION EFFORT RELATED TO FILING OF MDRS FOR COMPLAINTS/EVENTS OUTSIDE OF THE US (OUS). AS PART OF THIS REMEDIATION, PENTAX MEDICAL PERFORMED A RETROSPECTIVE MDR ASSESSMENT OF ALL OUS EVENTS/COMPLAINTS RECEIVED SINCE JAN 2013. THE RETROSPECTIVE ASSESSMENT OF THIS EVENT PROMPTED PENTAX MEDICAL TO FILE THIS REPORT. (EXEMPTION NUMBER E2015036).
PENTAX MEDICAL WAS MADE AWARE OF A REPORT FOR AN EVENT WHICH OCCURRED IN (B)(6) STATING "PERSISTENCE OF INFECTION OF OUR ENDOSCOPE OF PUNCTURE EG-3870UTK OF PENTAX BRAND; SINCE MORE THAN A MONTH, BACTERIOLOGICAL SAMPLES ON THIS DEVICE SHOW KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE INFECTION, WHICH CANNOT BE RESOLVED DESPITE THE REPEATED USE OF PAA", INVOLVING PENTAX MODEL EG-3870UTK/SERIAL A120104. THE REPORT ISSUED BY LABORATORIE BIO-CLIN IN (B)(6) SHOWS 14 UFC OF KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE WERE FOUND IN THE OPERATOR CHANNEL AND >100 UFC OF KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE WERE FOUND IN OTHER CHANNELS.
(B)(4). EXEMPTION NUMBER E2015036.
PENTAX MEDICAL FRANCE WAS NOTIFIED BY THE CUSTOMER THAT PENTAX MODEL EG-3870UTK/SERIAL (B)(4) IS CONTAMINATED AFTER A REPAIR PERFORMED IN (B)(6) 2013. THE CUSTOMER RETURNED THE GASTROSCOPE FOR DECONTAMINATION ON (B)(6) 2013. THE DATE OF AWARENESS FOR THIS MDR IS BEING REVISED TO (B)(6) 2013 BASED ON THIS INFORMATION. AFTER REPROCESSING AND SAMPLING AT PENTAX FRANCE, THE BIOLOGICAL RESULTS INDICATED 14 UFC IN THE OPERATION CHANNEL AND >100UFC IN OTHER CHANNEL. THE CUSTOMER ACCEPTED A REPAIR WHICH INVOLVED CHANNEL REPLACEMENT ON (B)(6) 2013. EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS WERE HELD BETWEEN PENTAX (B)(4) FROM 19/NOV/2013 TO 28/FEB/2014 PENTAX (B)(4) AND THE CUSTOMER REGARDING AER, REPROCESSING CHEMICALS, AER ADAPTORS AND STORAGE, HOWEVER ROOT CAUSE OF THE CONTAMINATION WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. ON 21/JUL/2016, A DEVICE HISTORY REVIEW WAS PERFORMED WHICH CONFIRMED THE GASTROSCOPE WAS MANUFACTURED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, PASSED ALL REQUIRED INSPECTIONS, AND WAS RELEASED ACCORDINGLY. IN ADDITION, THERE WERE NO REWORKS OR CONCESSIONS AND THE DATES OF APPROVAL FOR SHIPMENT AND ACTUAL DATE SHIPPED WERE CONFIRMED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED FOR THIS EVENT, THEREFORE PENTAX MEDICAL CONSIDERS THIS MEDWATCH REPORT CLOSED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 153852 | PENTAX | ULTRASOUND VIDEO GASTROSCOPE | ODG | HOYA CORPORATION PENTAX TOKYO OFFICE | EG-3870UTK |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |