FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

LTF-Y0032

MDR report key: 8427827 · Received March 18, 2019

Report

Report Number
8010047-2019-01307
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
March 18, 2019
Date of Event
February 18, 2019
Report Date
March 18, 2019
Manufacturer
OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
Product Code
GCJ
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE SUBJECT DEVICE IN THIS REPORT HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED TO OMSC FOR EVALUATION. OMSC REVIEWED THE MANUFACTURE HISTORY OF THE DEVICE AND CONFIRMED NO IRREGULARITY THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE REPORTED EVENT COULD NOT BE CONCLUSIVELY DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE, THIS REPORT WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. (OMSC) WAS INFORMED THAT DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY, A FRAGMENT FELL OFF FROM THE BENDING SECTION OF THE SUBJECT DEVICE WITHIN THE PATIENT. THE FRAGMENT WAS RETRIEVED USING A GRASPING FORCEPS AND THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING THE SUBJECT DEVICE. AFTER WITHDRAWING OF THE SUBJECT DEVICE FROM THE PATIENT, THE USER FACILITY FOUND THAT A PART OF THE BENDING SECTION ADHESIVE CRACKED AND THE FRAGMENT WAS THE PART OF THE ADHESIVE. THE SUBJECT DEVICE HAD BEEN STERILIZED BY AUTOCLAVE. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF INJURY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
222375 LTF-Y0032 UNKNOWN GCJ OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. UNKNOWN 260K010

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1