GRASPING FORCEPS

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED TO OLYMPUS FOR EVALUATION AND THE EVALUATION FOUND THE FOLLOWING: BREAKAGE OF THE DISTAL END ASSEMBLY; ONE OF THE LINK MECHANISMS WAS BROKEN AND A PORTION WAS MISSING; FORCEPS IS DAMAGED; PROBLEM DUE TO INAPPROPRIATE REPROCESSING (ADHESION OF FOREIGN SUBSTANCES AND BACTERIA); AND FAILURE DUE TO REPROCESSING - PRODUCT WAS DAMAGED/FALLING OFF BEFORE USE. THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING. A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED UPON COMPLETION OF THE INVESTIGATION.

Description of Event or Problem

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED TO OLYMPUS THE GRASPING FORCEPS THAT DURING PRE-USE INSPECTION, THE USER NOTICED THAT THE GRASPING FORCEPS TIP GRIP WAS DAMAGED AND DID NOT USE IT. THE USER COMPLETED THE PROCEDURE BY CHANGING TO ANOTHER TREATMENT TOOL. NO EFFECT ON PATIENTS. THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED TO OLYMPUS FOR EVALUATION, AND THE EVALUATION FOUND THAT GRASPING FORCEPS HAD BROWNISH FOREIGN MATTER ADHERING TO IT, AND BRITTLE FRACTURE DUE TO CORROSION WAS OBSERVED. THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO CAPTURE THE REPORTABLE MALFUNCTION FOUND DURING EVALUATION.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

THIS REPORT IS BEING SUPPLEMENTED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BASED ON THE LEGAL MANUFACTURER'S FINAL INVESTIGATION. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD FOUND NO DEVIATIONS THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED ISSUE. BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION, THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE REPORTED EVENT IS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. HOWEVER, THE LIKELY CAUSE OF THE REPORTED EVENT IS DUE TO INSUFFICIENT OR INADEQUATE REPROCESSING. THE EVENT CAN BE DETECTED BY FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE (IFU) WHICH STATE: ·BEFORE USE, PLEASE CHECK THAT THERE IS NO CORROSION (MICRO HOLES, DENTS, DISCOLORATION, ETC.) IN THE GRIP AND THAT THE GRIP CAN BE OPENED AND CLOSED SMOOTHLY. IF YOU USE GRASPING FORCEPS WITH CORROSION OR AN ABNORMAL FEEL IN THE GRIP, THE GRIP MAY BE DAMAGED, CAUSING THE GRIP TO FALL INTO THE BODY CAVITY OR BECOME UNABLE TO CLOSE. IF YOU NOTICE ANY ABNORMALITY IN THE OPERATION OF THE GRIP DURING USE, OR IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO OPEN OR CLOSE IT, PLEASE STOP USING IT IMMEDIATELY. IF THE GRASPING FORCEPS CANNOT BE PULLED INTO THE CHANNEL OF THE ENDOSCOPE, PULL OUT THE ENDOSCOPE TOGETHER, BEING CAREFUL NOT TO DAMAGE THE INSIDE OF THE BODY CAVITY. ALSO, IF A PART OF THE GRIP PART FALLS OFF, USE A SPARE GRIP FORCEPS, ETC. TO RETRIEVE IT. AFTER USE, DO NOT LEAVE THE PRODUCT WITH DIRT ON IT; WASH IT IMMEDIATELY. ALSO, WHEN CLEANING, USE A LOW-FOAMING AND NEUTRAL CLEANING SOLUTION FOR MEDICAL DEVICES. IF YOU LEAVE THE PRODUCT DIRTY AFTER USE OR USE AN UNSPECIFIED CLEANING SOLUTION, CORROSION MAY OCCUR ON THE METAL PARTS SUCH AS THE GRIP, WHICH MAY CAUSE PARTS NEAR THE GRIP TO FALL OFF OR THE GRIP TO NOT CLOSE DURING USE. BEFORE USE, CONFIRM THAT THE INSTRUMENT IS NOT CORRODED, DENTED OR DISCOLORED ; DO NOT USE IT IF ANY OF THESE CONDITIONS ARE OBSERVED. IF THE INSTRUMENT IS DAMAGED, PART OF IT COULD FALL OFF INSIDE THE PATIENT, OR IT COULD BECOME IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN OR CLOSE. IF THE INSTRUMENT DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY DURING THE PROCEDURE, OR IF IT BECOMES DIFFICULT TO OPEN OR CLOSE THE GRASPING JAWS, STOP THE PROCEDURE IMMEDIATELY AND WITHDRAW THE INSTRUMENT INTO THE ENDOSCOPE¿S CHANNEL. IF THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE, CAREFULLY REMOVE IT TOGETHER WITH THE ENDOSCOPE TO AVOID CAUSING PATIENT INJURY. REPROCESS THE INSTRUMENT IMMEDIATELY AFTER USE, FIRST BY IMMERSING IT IN A NEUTRAL, LOW-FOAMING, MEDICAL GRADE DETERGENT SOLUTION, THEN FOLLOWING THE CLEANING AND STERILIZATION PROCEDURES GIVEN IN THIS CHAPTER. FAILURE TO REPROCESS THE INSTRUMENT IMMEDIATELY AFTER USE, OR USING OTHER THAN A MEDICAL-GRADE DETERGENT MAY CAUSE CORROSION AT THE METAL PARTS LIKE THE GRASPING JAWS. THIS COULD IMPAIR THE OPERATION OF THE INSTRUMENT OR CAUSE A PART OF IT TO BREAK AND/OR FALL OFF INSIDE THE PATIENT. OLYMPUS WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR FIELD PERFORMANCE FOR THIS DEVICE.