LOOP CUTTER

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, IT IS LIKELY THE REPORTED EVENT OCCURRED DUE TO AN ATTEMPT WAS POSSIBLY MADE TO CUT THE LOOP WITHOUT THE LOOP BEING ON BOTH SIDES OF THE LOOP HANGER. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED THE LOOP TO BE CAUGHT IN THE CUTTER STORAGE PART. AS A RESULT, THE LOOP COULD NOT BE CUT. HOWEVER, THE SUBJECT DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED, AND THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE REPORTED EVENT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE EVENT CAN BE DETECTED/PREVENTED BY FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE WHICH STATE: "BEFORE EACH CASE, PREPARE AND INSPECT THE INSTRUMENT AS INSTRUCTED BELOW. INSPECT OTHER EQUIPMENT TO BE USED WITH THE INSTRUMENT AS INSTRUCTED IN THEIR RESPECTIVE INSTRUCTION MANUALS. SHOULD THE SLIGHTEST IRREGULARITY BE SUSPECTED, DO NOT USE THE INSTRUMENT; CONTACT OLYMPUS. DAMAGE OR IRREGULARITY MAY COMPROMISE PATIENT OR USER SAFETY, SUCH AS PUNCTURES, HEMORRHAGES OR MUCOUS MEMBRANE DAMAGE AND MAY RESULT IN MORE SEVERE EQUIPMENT DAMAGE." "DO NOT TRY TO CUT THE LOOP THAT IS NOT POSITIONED ON BOTH EDGES OF THE LOOP HANGER AS PLUMB AS POSSIBLE FOR THE BLADE. IT MAY MAKE CUTTING THE LOOP IMPOSSIBLE, OR RESULT IN THE LOOP GETTING CAUGHT IN THE DISTAL END OF THE INSTRUMENT, WHICH COULD MAKE IT DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE FROM THE PATIENT. IN THIS CASE, USE PLIERS TO CUT THE INSERTION PORTION OF THE INSTRUMENT WHERE IT EXTENDS FROM THE BIOPSY VALVE OF THE ENDOSCOPE. REMOVE THE ENDOSCOPE FROM THE BODY, THEN REINSERT THE ENDOSCOPE AND CUT THE LOOP WITH A SPARE LOOP CUTTER." "DO NOT USE THE INSTRUMENT TO CUT ANY OBJECTS OTHER THAN THE SURPLUS OF OLYMPUS LOOP (E.G., MAJ-254, MAJ-340). IF ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE SURPLUS OF THE LOOP IS CUT, THE BLADES MAY BE DAMAGED AND UNABLE TO PERFORM PROPERLY, THE CUT OBJECT MAY BE CAUGHT IN THE TIP OF THE INSTRUMENT, AND IT MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO SAFETY REMOVE THE INSTRUMENT FROM THE BODY. SUCH OBJECTS OTHER THAN THE SURPLUS OF LOOP MAY INCLUDE, STENT WIRE, SEWING THREADS, AND LOOP STOPPERS." "DO NOT TRY TO CUT THE LOOP THAT IS NOT POSITIONED ON BOTH EDGES OF THE LOOP HANGER AS PLUMB AS POSSIBLE FOR THE BLADE. IT MAY MAKE CUTTING THE LOOP IMPOSSIBLE, OR RESULT IN THE LOOP GETTING CAUGHT IN THE DISTAL END OF THE INSTRUMENT, WHICH COULD MAKE IT DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE FROM THE PATIENT. IN THIS CASE, USE PLIERS TO CUT THE INSERTION PORTION OF THE INSTRUMENT WHERE IT EXTENDS FROM THE BIOPSY VALVE OF THE ENDOSCOPE. REMOVE THE ENDOSCOPE FROM THE BODY, THEN REINSERT THE ENDOSCOPE AND CUT THE LOOP WITH A SPARE LOOP CUTTER." "DO NOT USE THE LOOP CUTTER TO CUT ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE LOOP. IF YOU CUT ANY OTHER OBJECT, IT MAY GET CAUGHT IN THE DISTAL END. THIS COULD MAKE IT DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE IT FROM THE PATIENT." "DO NOT CUT THE LOOP UNLESS YOU HAVE A CLEAR ENDOSCOPIC FIELD OF VIEW. THIS COULD CAUSE PATIENT INJURY, SUCH AS PUNCTURES, HEMORRHAGES OR MUCOUS MEMBRANE DAMAGE. IT MAY ALSO DAMAGE THE ENDOSCOPE AND/OR INSTRUMENT." OLYMPUS WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR FIELD PERFORMANCE FOR THIS DEVICE.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

E1/ESTABLISHMENT NAME: (B)(6) HOSPITAL ADDED HERE DUE TO CHARACTER LIMITATION IN RESPECTIVE FIELD. THE EVALUATION OF THE EVENT IS ONGOING. SHOULD ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION BECOME AVAILABLE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED.

Description of Event or Problem

IT WAS REPORTED DURING A THERAPEUTIC POLYP REMOVAL WHEN TRYING TO CUT THE EXCESS THREAD OF THE SINGLE USE LIGATING DEVICE WITH A LOOP CUTTER, A PROBLEM OCCURRED IN WHICH THE THREAD GOT CAUGHT IN THE LOOP CUTTER GROOVE AND THE LOOP CUTTER COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT. THE SCOPE WAS SLOWLY REMOVED, AND THEN ANOTHER LOOP CUTTER WAS INSERTED AND REMOVED TOGETHER WITH THE SCOPE TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT IMPACT.