PENTAX
Report
- Report Number
- 9610877-2018-00471
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- September 20, 2019
- Report Date
- November 29, 2017
- Manufacturer
- HOYA CORPORATION PENTAX TOKYO OFFICE
- Product Code
- FDT
- PMA / PMN Number
- K092710
- Removal / Correction Number
- NOT ISSUED YET
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NY, US
- Reporter Occupation
- 003
Narratives
HOYA CORPORATION PENTAX (B)(4) OFFICE, SPECIFICATION DEVELOPER, REGISTRATION NO. (B)(4). PENTAX OF AMERICA, INC., IMPORTER, REGISTRATION NO. (B)(4). PENTAX OF AMERICA, INC. (IMPORTER) IS SUBMITTING THE REPORT ON BEHALF OF HOYA CORPORATION PENTAX (B)(4) OFFICE (EXEMPTION NUMBER E2015036). BASED ON DISCUSSION WITH FDA ON MAY 8, 2017, ALL INSPECTIONAL FAILURES ARE BEING REPORTED AS MDRS NOTWITHSTANDING THE FACT THAT THE PRESENCE OF DISCONTINUITIES, GAPS OR BUBBLES DOES NOT NECESSARILY HAVE EITHER TECHNICAL OR CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE. (B)(4). NOTES: INITIAL MDR ORIGINALLY SUBMITTED TO THE FDA ON 10OCT2018, HOWEVER, THERE WAS AN ERROR IN FDA ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. RESUBMITTING ON AS PART OF A DELIVERY MESSAGE REVIEW.
PENTAX OF AMERICA INITIATED FIELD CORRECTION 2017-001-C WHICH INCLUDED INSPECTION OF THE SEAL AROUND THE DISTAL BODY AND DISTAL CAP OF THE ED-3490TK DUODENOSCOPE PURSUANT TO PREDEFINED INSPECTION CRITERIA ((B)(4)). THE OBJECTIVE OF THE INSPECTION WAS TO VERIFY THERE WERE NO DEFECTS/DISCONTINUITIES IN THE SEAL BETWEEN THE DISTAL BODY AND DISTAL CAP. THE INSPECTIONAL CRITERIA WAS DEFINED AS, "ALL SEAL SURFACES OBSERVED SHALL BE CONTINUOUS AND SMOOTH WITH NO OUTWARD SIGNS OF DISCONTINUITY, GAPS OR BUBBLES." A DEVICE WAS CONSIDERED TO FAIL THE INSPECTION IF ANY ELEMENT OF THE CRITERIA WAS NOT MET. THE CUSTOMER OWNED DEVICE WAS PREVIOUSLY RETURNED TO PENTAX MEDICAL FROM A CUSTOMER ON 27/NOV/2017 AND INSPECTION OF THE UNIT WAS PERFORMED ON 29/NOV/2017 WHERE THE QUALITY CONTROL INSPECTOR FOUND THE FOLLOWING: PRIMARY OPERATION CHANNEL RESISTANCE, PASSED DRY LEAK TEST, PASSED WET LEAK TEST, DISTAL CAP MISSING SILICONE, CUSTOMER COMPLAINT CONFIRMED, OPERATION CHANNEL- PRIMARY SLICE BY ACCESSORY. INSPECTION OF THE SEAL BETWEEN THE DISTAL BODY AND DISTAL CAP WAS PERFORMED AND THE DEVICE FAILED THE INSPECTION CRITERIA. THE SCOPE'S REPAIRS INCLUDE THE DISTAL CASE/CAP, WHICH WAS REPLACED AND RESEALED PURSUANT TO THE FIELD CORRECTION, ALONG WITH MISCELLANEOUS PARTS, AND RETURNED TO THE USER ON (B)(6) 2018. PARTS REPLACED: O-RINGS AND SEALS, AIR/WATER TUBE, OPERATION CHANNEL, BENDING RUBBER, DISTAL CASE/CAP, DEFLECTOR LEVER ATTACHING NUT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 893575 | PENTAX | VIDEO DUODENOSCOPE | FDT | HOYA CORPORATION PENTAX TOKYO OFFICE | ED-3490TK |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |