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OLYMPUS

Received Feb 15, 2001 · Event occurred Oct 11, 1996

Report MW1021095 · MDR key 316237

Device

Generic name

Flexible Sigmoidscope

Manufacturer

Olympus

Model number

100

Catalog number

*

Lot number

*

Product problems

  • Unknown (for use when the device problem is not known)

Patient

54 YR

  • Bleeding
  • Laceration(s)
  • Pain
  • Ulceration
  • Therapy/non-surgical treatment, additional

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

RPTR WENT TO CLINIC FOR ANNUAL PHYSICAL. FLEXIBLE SIGMOIDOSCOPY WAS DONE. RPTR WAS EXAMINED AND EXPERIENCED A GREAT AMOUNT OF PAIN. WHEN IN BATHROOM LATER THERE WAS BLEEDING. ICE APPLIED BUT PAIN WORSENED. RETURNED TO CLINIC AND DR DIAGNOSED LACERATIONS. GIVEN A CREAM AND TOLD TO SIT IN HOT WATER. EIGHT TO TEN MONTHS LATER RPTR WENT TO A DR NOT FROM THE CLINIC WHO DIAGNOSED ULCERATIONS.