HIGH FLOW INSUFFLATION UNIT
Report
- Report Number
- 8010047-2018-00557
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- April 2, 2018
- Date of Event
- March 6, 2018
- Report Date
- March 11, 2019
- Manufacturer
- OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
- Product Code
- HIF
- PMA / PMN Number
- PK110294
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
THIS IS A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT FOR MFR REPORT # 8010047-2018-00557 TO PROVIDE THE DEVICE EVALUATION RESULTS. THE REFERENCED UHI-4 WAS NOT RETURNED TO OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. (OMSC) FOR EVALUATION, HOWEVER THE POWER UNIT WHICH HAD BEEN ASSEMBLED TO THE REFERENCED UHI-4 WAS RETURNED TO OMSC. OMSC EVALUATED THE REFERENCED POWER UNIT IN COMBINATION WITH THE UHI-4 OWNED BY OMSC AND FOUND THAT THE FRONT PANEL OF THE UHI-4 WAS NOT FUNCTIONED CORRECTLY. OMSC RETURNED THE POWER UNIT TO THE MANUFACTURER OF THE POWER UNIT FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. THERE WERE NO FURTHER DETAILS PROVIDED. IF SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, THIS REPORT WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED.
THIS IS A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT FOR MFR REPORT # 8010047-2018-00557 TO PROVIDE THE DEVICE EVALUATION RESULTS. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE POWER UNIT INVESTIGATED THE POWER UNIT AND FOUND THAT THE CAPACITOR FOR THE POWER UNIT WAS DAMAGED, CONSEQUENTLY THE POWER UNIT COULD NOT OPERATE. FURTHERMORE, THE MANUFACTURER OF THE CAPACITOR CONCLUDED THAT THE CAUSE FOR THE BREAKAGE OF THE CAPACITOR WAS RANDOM FAILURE. OMSC STATED THE COUNTER MEASURES AGAINST ABNORMALITIES OF UHI-4 IN THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL OF UHI-4. THERE WERE NO FURTHER DETAILS PROVIDED. IF SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, THIS REPORT WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED.
THIS SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT IS SUBMITTING TO CORRECT "DEVICE PRODUCT CODE".
THE REFERENCED UHI-4 WAS NOT RETURNED TO OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.(OMSC) FOR EVALUATION AT THIS TIME, THEREFORE OMSC COULD NOT EVALUATE THE UHI-4. THE UHI-4 WAS RETURNED TO OLYMPUS (B)(4). (B)(4) EVALUATED THE UHI-4 AND FOUND THAT THE UHI-4 DID NOT START UP WHEN THE UHI-4 WAS TURNED POWER ON. (B)(4) EXCHANGED THE POWER UNIT OF THE UHI-4 TO ANOTHER POWER UNIT, THE UHI-4 STARTED UP WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. THE REFERENCED UHI-4 IS PLANNED TO RETURN TO OMSC. THERE WERE NO FURTHER DETAILS PROVIDED. THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE REPORTED EVENT COULD NOT BE CONCLUSIVELY DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, THIS REPORT WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED.
OLYMPUS WAS INFORMED THAT DURING THE LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY, EVEN THOUGH THE FACILITY TURNED ON THE UHI-4, THE UHI-4 COULD NOT START. THE FACILITY CHANGED THE UHI-4 TO THE OTHER UNSPECIFIED SIMILAR DEVICE AND THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF THE PATIENT¿S INJURY REGARDING THIS EVENT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 231336 | HIGH FLOW INSUFFLATION UNIT | HIGH FLOW INSUFFLATION UNIT | HIF | OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. | UHI-4 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |