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MalfunctionFDS

GASTROSCOPE

Received Mar 27, 1998 · Event occurred Mar 16, 1998

Report MW1013386 · MDR key 159997

Device

Generic name

Gastroscope

Model number

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Catalog number

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Lot number

*

Product problems

  • Peeled/Delaminated

Patient

NA

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

THERE HAS BEEN AN INCREASING OCCURRENCE OF "PEELING" OF THE OUTER SHEATH ON THE INSERTION TUBE OF THESE ENDOSCOPES.